```
public interface KeyInfoGeneratorFactory
```
Interface for factories which produce KeyInfoGenerator instances.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Class<? extends Credential>`	`getCredentialType()`	Get the type (interface) of the specific type of credential handled by generators produced by this factory.
`boolean`	`handles(Credential credential)`	Check whether the generators produced by this factory can handle the specified credential.
`KeyInfoGenerator`	`newInstance()`	Get a new instance of the generator type produced by the factory.
`default KeyInfoGenerator`	`newInstance(Class<? extends KeyInfo> type)`	Get a new instance of the generator type produced by the factory, and which generates `KeyInfo` instances of the specified type, for example `OriginatorKeyInfo` or `RecipientKeyInfo`.

- Method Detail
  - newInstance
```
@Nonnull
KeyInfoGenerator newInstance()
```
    Get a new instance of the generator type produced by the factory.
    
    Returns:
    
    a new KeyInfoGenerator instance
  - newInstance
```
@Nonnull
default KeyInfoGenerator newInstance(@Nullable
                                     Class<? extends KeyInfo> type)
```
    Get a new instance of the generator type produced by the factory, and which generates KeyInfo instances of the specified type, for example OriginatorKeyInfo or RecipientKeyInfo.
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the type of element to produce. Null is interpreted as a standard KeyInfo.
    
    Returns:
    
    a new KeyInfoGenerator instance
  - handles
```
boolean handles(@Nonnull
                Credential credential)
```
    Check whether the generators produced by this factory can handle the specified credential.
    
    Parameters:
    
    credential - the credential to evaluate
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the generators produced by this factory can handle the type of the specified credential, false otherwise
  - getCredentialType
```
@Nonnull
Class<? extends Credential> getCredentialType()
```
    Get the type (interface) of the specific type of credential handled by generators produced by this factory. Primarily used as an index by manager implementions such as KeyInfoGeneratorManager.
    
    Returns:
    
    the specifc type of credential handled by the generators produced by this factory

Interface KeyInfoGeneratorFactory

Method Summary

Method Detail

newInstance

newInstance

handles

getCredentialType