ECPoint
public class ECPoint
extends Object
java.lang.Object | |
↳ | java.security.spec.ECPoint |
This immutable class represents a point on an elliptic curve (EC) in affine coordinates. Other coordinate systems can extend this class to represent this point in other coordinates.
Summary
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public static final ECPoint | POINT_INFINITY This defines the point at infinity. |
Public constructors | |
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ECPoint(BigInteger x, BigInteger y) Creates an ECPoint from the specified affine x-coordinate |
Public methods | |
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boolean | equals(Object obj) Compares this elliptic curve point for equality with the specified object. |
BigInteger | getAffineX() Returns the affine x-coordinate |
BigInteger | getAffineY() Returns the affine y-coordinate |
int | hashCode() Returns a hash code value for this elliptic curve point. |
Inherited methods | |
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Fields
POINT_INFINITY
public static final ECPoint POINT_INFINITY
This defines the point at infinity.
Public constructors
ECPoint
public ECPoint (BigInteger x, BigInteger y)
Creates an ECPoint from the specified affine x-coordinate x
and affine y-coordinate y
.
Parameters | |
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x | BigInteger : the affine x-coordinate. |
y | BigInteger : the affine y-coordinate. |
Throws | |
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NullPointerException | if x or y is null. |
Public methods
equals
public boolean equals (Object obj)
Compares this elliptic curve point for equality with the specified object.
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obj | Object : the object to be compared. |
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boolean | true if obj is an instance of ECPoint and the affine coordinates match, false otherwise. |
getAffineX
public BigInteger getAffineX ()
Returns the affine x-coordinate x
. Note: POINT_INFINITY has a null affine x-coordinate.
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BigInteger | the affine x-coordinate. |
getAffineY
public BigInteger getAffineY ()
Returns the affine y-coordinate y
. Note: POINT_INFINITY has a null affine y-coordinate.
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BigInteger | the affine y-coordinate. |
hashCode
public int hashCode ()
Returns a hash code value for this elliptic curve point.
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int | a hash code value. |