BCStrictStyle (Bouncy Castle Library 1.52 API Specification)
Date: 2015-03-01

org.bouncycastle.asn1.x500.style

## Class BCStrictStyle

- java.lang.Object
- - org.bouncycastle.asn1.x500.style.AbstractX500NameStyle
  - - org.bouncycastle.asn1.x500.style.BCStyle
    - - org.bouncycastle.asn1.x500.style.BCStrictStyle

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    X500NameStyle

      public class BCStrictStyle
      extends BCStyle

  Variation of BCStyle that insists on strict ordering for equality and hashCode comparisons

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static X500NameStyle` | `INSTANCE`

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.bouncycastle.asn1.x500.style.BCStyle

      `BUSINESS_CATEGORY, C, CN, COUNTRY_OF_CITIZENSHIP, COUNTRY_OF_RESIDENCE, DATE_OF_BIRTH, DC, defaultLookUp, defaultSymbols, DMD_NAME, DN_QUALIFIER, E, EmailAddress, GENDER, GENERATION, GIVENNAME, INITIALS, L, NAME, NAME_AT_BIRTH, O, OU, PLACE_OF_BIRTH, POSTAL_ADDRESS, POSTAL_CODE, PSEUDONYM, SERIALNUMBER, SN, ST, STREET, SURNAME, T, TELEPHONE_NUMBER, UID, UNIQUE_IDENTIFIER, UnstructuredAddress, UnstructuredName`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `BCStrictStyle()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `boolean` | `areEqual(X500Name name1, X500Name name2)` Return true if the two names are equal.

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.bouncycastle.asn1.x500.style.BCStyle

      `attrNameToOID, encodeStringValue, fromString, oidToAttrNames, oidToDisplayName, toString`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.bouncycastle.asn1.x500.style.AbstractX500NameStyle

      `calculateHashCode, copyHashTable, rdnAreEqual, stringToValue`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### INSTANCE

          public static final X500NameStyle INSTANCE

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### BCStrictStyle

          public BCStrictStyle()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### areEqual

          public boolean areEqual(X500Name name1,
                         X500Name name2)

      Description copied from interface: `X500NameStyle`
      Return true if the two names are equal.
      Specified by:
        `areEqual` in interface `X500NameStyle`
      Overrides:
        `areEqual` in class `AbstractX500NameStyle`
      Parameters:
        `name1` - first name for comparison.
        `name2` - second name for comparison.
      Returns:
        true if name1 = name 2, false otherwise.