URIReference (Java(TM) XML Security API Specification)

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XML Security (JSR 105/106), 1.8

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Summary:
Nested |
Field |
Constr |
Method

Detail:
Field |
Constr |
Method

All Known Subinterfaces:

CipherReference, DataReference, DOMURIReference, KeyReference, Reference, ReferenceType, RetrievalMethod
```
public interface URIReference
```
Identifies a data object via a URI-Reference, as specified by RFC 2396.
Note that some subclasses may not have a type attribute and for objects of those types, the getType() method always returns null.

See Also:

URIDereferencer

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`java.lang.String`	`getType()` Returns the type of data referenced by this URI.
`java.lang.String`	`getURI()` Returns the URI of the referenced data object.

- Method Detail
  - getURI
```
java.lang.String getURI()
```
    Returns the URI of the referenced data object.
    
    Returns:
    
    the URI of the data object in RFC 2396 format (may be null if not specified)
  - getType
```
java.lang.String getType()
```
    Returns the type of data referenced by this URI.
    
    Returns:
    
    the type (a URI) of the data object (may be null if not specified)