Provider

This class represents a "provider" for the Java Security API, where a provider implements some or all parts of Java Security. Services that a provider may implement include:

Each provider has a name and a version number, and is configured in each runtime it is installed in.

See The Provider Class in the "Java Cryptography Architecture API Specification & Reference" for information about how a particular type of provider, the cryptographic service provider, works and is installed. However, please note that a provider can be used to implement any security service in Java that uses a pluggable architecture with a choice of implementations that fit underneath.

Some provider implementations may encounter unrecoverable internal errors during their operation, for example a failure to communicate with a security token. A ProviderException should be used to indicate such errors.

The service type Provider is reserved for use by the security framework. Services of this type cannot be added, removed, or modified by applications. The following attributes are automatically placed in each Provider object:

Nested classes

Provider.Service

The description of a security service.

Inherited fields

From class java.util.Properties


    protected
    
    
    Properties

defaults

A property list that contains default values for any keys not found in this property list.

Protected constructors
`Provider(String name, double version, String info)` Constructs a provider with the specified name, version number, and information.

Public methods
`void`	`clear()` Clears this provider so that it no longer contains the properties used to look up facilities implemented by the provider.
`Object`	`compute(Object key, BiFunction<? super Object, ? super Object, ?> remappingFunction)` Attempts to compute a mapping for the specified key and its current mapped value (or `null` if there is no current mapping).
`Object`	`computeIfAbsent(Object key, Function<? super Object, ?> mappingFunction)` If the specified key is not already associated with a value (or is mapped to `null`), attempts to compute its value using the given mapping function and enters it into this map unless `null`.
`Object`	`computeIfPresent(Object key, BiFunction<? super Object, ? super Object, ?> remappingFunction)` If the value for the specified key is present and non-null, attempts to compute a new mapping given the key and its current mapped value.
`Enumeration<Object>`	`elements()` Returns an enumeration of the values in this hashtable.
`Set<Entry<Object, Object>>`	`entrySet()` Returns an unmodifiable Set view of the property entries contained in this Provider.
`void`	`forEach(BiConsumer<? super Object, ? super Object> action)` Performs the given action for each entry in this map until all entries have been processed or the action throws an exception.
`Object`	`get(Object key)` Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped, or `null` if this map contains no mapping for the key.
`String`	`getInfo()` Returns a human-readable description of the provider and its services.
`String`	`getName()` Returns the name of this provider.
`Object`	`getOrDefault(Object key, Object defaultValue)` Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped, or `defaultValue` if this map contains no mapping for the key.
`String`	`getProperty(String key)` Searches for the property with the specified key in this property list.
`Provider.Service`	`getService(String type, String algorithm)` Get the service describing this Provider's implementation of the specified type of this algorithm or alias.
`Set<Provider.Service>`	`getServices()` Get an unmodifiable Set of all services supported by this Provider.
`double`	`getVersion()` Returns the version number for this provider.
`Set<Object>`	`keySet()` Returns an unmodifiable Set view of the property keys contained in this provider.
`Enumeration<Object>`	`keys()` Returns an enumeration of the keys in this hashtable.
`void`	`load(InputStream inStream)` Reads a property list (key and element pairs) from the input stream.
`Object`	`merge(Object key, Object value, BiFunction<? super Object, ? super Object, ?> remappingFunction)` If the specified key is not already associated with a value or is associated with null, associates it with the given value.
`Object`	`put(Object key, Object value)` Sets the `key` property to have the specified `value`.
`void`	`putAll(Map<?, ?> t)` Copies all of the mappings from the specified Map to this provider.
`Object`	`putIfAbsent(Object key, Object value)` If the specified key is not already associated with a value (or is mapped to `null`) associates it with the given value and returns `null`, else returns the current value.
`boolean`	`remove(Object key, Object value)` Removes the entry for the specified key only if it is currently mapped to the specified value.
`Object`	`remove(Object key)` Removes the `key` property (and its corresponding `value`).
`Object`	`replace(Object key, Object value)` Replaces the entry for the specified key only if it is currently mapped to some value.
`boolean`	`replace(Object key, Object oldValue, Object newValue)` Replaces the entry for the specified key only if currently mapped to the specified value.
`void`	`replaceAll(BiFunction<? super Object, ? super Object, ?> function)` Replaces each entry's value with the result of invoking the given function on that entry, in the order entries are returned by an entry set iterator, until all entries have been processed or the function throws an exception.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string with the name and the version number of this provider.
`Collection<Object>`	`values()` Returns an unmodifiable Collection view of the property values contained in this provider.

Protected methods
`void`	`putService(Provider.Service s)` Add a service.
`void`	`removeService(Provider.Service s)` Remove a service previously added using `putService()`.

Inherited methods

From class java.util.Properties

`String`	`getProperty(String key, String defaultValue)` Searches for the property with the specified key in this property list.
`String`	`getProperty(String key)` Searches for the property with the specified key in this property list.
`void`	`list(PrintStream out)` Prints this property list out to the specified output stream.
`void`	`list(PrintWriter out)` Prints this property list out to the specified output stream.
`void`	`load(InputStream inStream)` Reads a property list (key and element pairs) from the input byte stream.
`void`	`load(Reader reader)` Reads a property list (key and element pairs) from the input character stream in a simple line-oriented format.
`void`	`loadFromXML(InputStream in)` Loads all of the properties represented by the XML document on the specified input stream into this properties table.
`Enumeration<?>`	`propertyNames()` Returns an enumeration of all the keys in this property list, including distinct keys in the default property list if a key of the same name has not already been found from the main properties list.
`void`	`save(OutputStream out, String comments)` This method was deprecated in API level 15. This method does not throw an IOException if an I/O error occurs while saving the property list. The preferred way to save a properties list is via the `store(OutputStream out, String comments)` method or the `storeToXML(OutputStream os, String comment)` method.
`Object`	`setProperty(String key, String value)` Calls the `Hashtable` method `put`.
`void`	`store(OutputStream out, String comments)` Writes this property list (key and element pairs) in this `Properties` table to the output stream in a format suitable for loading into a `Properties` table using the `load(InputStream)` method.
`void`	`store(Writer writer, String comments)` Writes this property list (key and element pairs) in this `Properties` table to the output character stream in a format suitable for using the `load(Reader)` method.
`void`	`storeToXML(OutputStream os, String comment, String encoding)` Emits an XML document representing all of the properties contained in this table, using the specified encoding.
`void`	`storeToXML(OutputStream os, String comment)` Emits an XML document representing all of the properties contained in this table.
`Set<String>`	`stringPropertyNames()` Returns a set of keys in this property list where the key and its corresponding value are strings, including distinct keys in the default property list if a key of the same name has not already been found from the main properties list.

From class java.util.Hashtable

`void`	`clear()` Clears this hashtable so that it contains no keys.
`Object`	`clone()` Creates a shallow copy of this hashtable.
`Object`	`compute(Object key, BiFunction<? super K, ? super V, ? extends V> remappingFunction)` Attempts to compute a mapping for the specified key and its current mapped value (or `null` if there is no current mapping).
`Object`	`computeIfAbsent(Object key, Function<? super K, ? extends V> mappingFunction)` If the specified key is not already associated with a value (or is mapped to `null`), attempts to compute its value using the given mapping function and enters it into this map unless `null`.
`Object`	`computeIfPresent(Object key, BiFunction<? super K, ? super V, ? extends V> remappingFunction)` If the value for the specified key is present and non-null, attempts to compute a new mapping given the key and its current mapped value.
`boolean`	`contains(Object value)` Tests if some key maps into the specified value in this hashtable.
`boolean`	`containsKey(Object key)` Tests if the specified object is a key in this hashtable.
`boolean`	`containsValue(Object value)` Returns true if this hashtable maps one or more keys to this value.
`Enumeration<Object>`	`elements()` Returns an enumeration of the values in this hashtable.
`Set<Entry<Object, Object>>`	`entrySet()` Returns a `Set` view of the mappings contained in this map.
`boolean`	`equals(Object o)` Compares the specified Object with this Map for equality, as per the definition in the Map interface.
`void`	`forEach(BiConsumer<? super K, ? super V> action)` Performs the given action for each entry in this map until all entries have been processed or the action throws an exception.
`Object`	`get(Object key)` Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped, or `null` if this map contains no mapping for the key.
`Object`	`getOrDefault(Object key, Object defaultValue)` Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped, or `defaultValue` if this map contains no mapping for the key.
`int`	`hashCode()` Returns the hash code value for this Map as per the definition in the Map interface.
`boolean`	`isEmpty()` Tests if this hashtable maps no keys to values.
`Set<Object>`	`keySet()` Returns a `Set` view of the keys contained in this map.
`Enumeration<Object>`	`keys()` Returns an enumeration of the keys in this hashtable.
`Object`	`merge(Object key, Object value, BiFunction<? super V, ? super V, ? extends V> remappingFunction)` If the specified key is not already associated with a value or is associated with null, associates it with the given non-null value.
`Object`	`put(Object key, Object value)` Maps the specified `key` to the specified `value` in this hashtable.
`void`	`putAll(Map<? extends K, ? extends V> t)` Copies all of the mappings from the specified map to this hashtable.
`Object`	`putIfAbsent(Object key, Object value)` If the specified key is not already associated with a value (or is mapped to `null`) associates it with the given value and returns `null`, else returns the current value.
`void`	`rehash()` Increases the capacity of and internally reorganizes this hashtable, in order to accommodate and access its entries more efficiently.
`boolean`	`remove(Object key, Object value)` Removes the entry for the specified key only if it is currently mapped to the specified value.
`Object`	`remove(Object key)` Removes the key (and its corresponding value) from this hashtable.
`boolean`	`replace(Object key, Object oldValue, Object newValue)` Replaces the entry for the specified key only if currently mapped to the specified value.
`Object`	`replace(Object key, Object value)` Replaces the entry for the specified key only if it is currently mapped to some value.
`void`	`replaceAll(BiFunction<? super K, ? super V, ? extends V> function)` Replaces each entry's value with the result of invoking the given function on that entry until all entries have been processed or the function throws an exception.
`int`	`size()` Returns the number of keys in this hashtable.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of this `Hashtable` object in the form of a set of entries, enclosed in braces and separated by the ASCII characters "`,` " (comma and space).
`Collection<Object>`	`values()` Returns a `Collection` view of the values contained in this map.

From class java.util.Dictionary

`abstract Enumeration<Object>`	`elements()` Returns an enumeration of the values in this dictionary.
`abstract Object`	`get(Object key)` Returns the value to which the key is mapped in this dictionary.
`abstract boolean`	`isEmpty()` Tests if this dictionary maps no keys to value.
`abstract Enumeration<Object>`	`keys()` Returns an enumeration of the keys in this dictionary.
`abstract Object`	`put(Object key, Object value)` Maps the specified `key` to the specified `value` in this dictionary.
`abstract Object`	`remove(Object key)` Removes the `key` (and its corresponding `value`) from this dictionary.
`abstract int`	`size()` Returns the number of entries (distinct keys) in this dictionary.

From class java.lang.Object

`Object`	`clone()` Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`void`	`finalize()` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()` Returns a hash code value for the object.
`final void`	`notify()` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
`final void`	`notifyAll()` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
`String`	`toString()` Returns a string representation of the object.
`final void`	`wait(long timeout, int nanos)` Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object, or some other thread interrupts the current thread, or a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeout)` Causes the current thread to wait until either another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object, or a specified amount of time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait()` Causes the current thread to wait until another thread invokes the `notify()` method or the `notifyAll()` method for this object.

From interface java.util.Map

`abstract void`	`clear()` Removes all of the mappings from this map (optional operation).
`default Object`	`compute(Object key, BiFunction<? super K, ? super V, ? extends V> remappingFunction)` Attempts to compute a mapping for the specified key and its current mapped value (or `null` if there is no current mapping).
`default Object`	`computeIfAbsent(Object key, Function<? super K, ? extends V> mappingFunction)` If the specified key is not already associated with a value (or is mapped to `null`), attempts to compute its value using the given mapping function and enters it into this map unless `null`.
`default Object`	`computeIfPresent(Object key, BiFunction<? super K, ? super V, ? extends V> remappingFunction)` If the value for the specified key is present and non-null, attempts to compute a new mapping given the key and its current mapped value.
`abstract boolean`	`containsKey(Object key)` Returns `true` if this map contains a mapping for the specified key.
`abstract boolean`	`containsValue(Object value)` Returns `true` if this map maps one or more keys to the specified value.
`abstract Set<Entry<Object, Object>>`	`entrySet()` Returns a `Set` view of the mappings contained in this map.
`abstract boolean`	`equals(Object o)` Compares the specified object with this map for equality.
`default void`	`forEach(BiConsumer<? super K, ? super V> action)` Performs the given action for each entry in this map until all entries have been processed or the action throws an exception.
`abstract Object`	`get(Object key)` Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped, or `null` if this map contains no mapping for the key.
`default Object`	`getOrDefault(Object key, Object defaultValue)` Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped, or `defaultValue` if this map contains no mapping for the key.
`abstract int`	`hashCode()` Returns the hash code value for this map.
`abstract boolean`	`isEmpty()` Returns `true` if this map contains no key-value mappings.
`abstract Set<Object>`	`keySet()` Returns a `Set` view of the keys contained in this map.
`default Object`	`merge(Object key, Object value, BiFunction<? super V, ? super V, ? extends V> remappingFunction)` If the specified key is not already associated with a value or is associated with null, associates it with the given non-null value.
`abstract Object`	`put(Object key, Object value)` Associates the specified value with the specified key in this map (optional operation).
`abstract void`	`putAll(Map<? extends K, ? extends V> m)` Copies all of the mappings from the specified map to this map (optional operation).
`default Object`	`putIfAbsent(Object key, Object value)` If the specified key is not already associated with a value (or is mapped to `null`) associates it with the given value and returns `null`, else returns the current value.
`default boolean`	`remove(Object key, Object value)` Removes the entry for the specified key only if it is currently mapped to the specified value.
`abstract Object`	`remove(Object key)` Removes the mapping for a key from this map if it is present (optional operation).
`default boolean`	`replace(Object key, Object oldValue, Object newValue)` Replaces the entry for the specified key only if currently mapped to the specified value.
`default Object`	`replace(Object key, Object value)` Replaces the entry for the specified key only if it is currently mapped to some value.
`default void`	`replaceAll(BiFunction<? super K, ? super V, ? extends V> function)` Replaces each entry's value with the result of invoking the given function on that entry until all entries have been processed or the function throws an exception.
`abstract int`	`size()` Returns the number of key-value mappings in this map.
`abstract Collection<Object>`	`values()` Returns a `Collection` view of the values contained in this map.

Protected constructors

protected Provider (String name, 
                double version, 
                String info)

Constructs a provider with the specified name, version number, and information.

Parameters
`name`	`String`: the provider name.
`version`	`double`: the provider version number.
`info`	`String`: a description of the provider and its services.

Public methods

clear

public void clear ()

Clears this provider so that it no longer contains the properties used to look up facilities implemented by the provider.

If a security manager is enabled, its checkSecurityAccess method is called with the string "clearProviderProperties."+name (where name is the provider name) to see if it's ok to clear this provider.

Throws
`SecurityException`	if a security manager exists and its `SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(String)` method denies access to clear this provider

compute

public Object compute (Object key, 
                BiFunction<? super Object, ? super Object, ?> remappingFunction)

Attempts to compute a mapping for the specified key and its current mapped value (or null if there is no current mapping).

If a security manager is enabled, its checkSecurityAccess method is called with the strings "putProviderProperty."+name and "removeProviderProperty."+name, where name is the provider name, to see if it's ok to set this provider's property values and remove this provider's properties.

Parameters
`key`	`Object`: key with which the specified value is to be associated
`remappingFunction`	`BiFunction`: the remapping function to compute a value

Returns
`Object`	the new value associated with the specified key, or null if none

Throws
`SecurityException`	if a security manager exists and its `SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(String)` method denies access to set property values or remove properties.

computeIfAbsent

public Object computeIfAbsent (Object key, 
                Function<? super Object, ?> mappingFunction)

If the specified key is not already associated with a value (or is mapped to null), attempts to compute its value using the given mapping function and enters it into this map unless null.

Parameters
`key`	`Object`: key with which the specified value is to be associated
`mappingFunction`	`Function`: the mapping function to compute a value

Returns
`Object`	the current (existing or computed) value associated with the specified key, or null if the computed value is null

Throws
`SecurityException`	if a security manager exists and its `SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(String)` method denies access to set property values and remove properties.

computeIfPresent

public Object computeIfPresent (Object key, 
                BiFunction<? super Object, ? super Object, ?> remappingFunction)

If the value for the specified key is present and non-null, attempts to compute a new mapping given the key and its current mapped value.

Parameters
`key`	`Object`: key with which the specified value is to be associated
`remappingFunction`	`BiFunction`: the remapping function to compute a value

Returns
`Object`	the new value associated with the specified key, or null if none

Throws
`SecurityException`	if a security manager exists and its `SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(String)` method denies access to set property values or remove properties.

elements

public Enumeration<Object> elements ()

Returns an enumeration of the values in this hashtable. Use the Enumeration methods on the returned object to fetch the elements sequentially.

Returns
`Enumeration<Object>`	an enumeration of the values in this hashtable.

entrySet

public Set<Entry<Object, Object>> entrySet ()

Returns an unmodifiable Set view of the property entries contained in this Provider.

Returns
`Set<Entry<Object, Object>>`	a set view of the mappings contained in this map

forEach

public void forEach (BiConsumer<? super Object, ? super Object> action)

Performs the given action for each entry in this map until all entries have been processed or the action throws an exception. Unless otherwise specified by the implementing class, actions are performed in the order of entry set iteration (if an iteration order is specified.) Exceptions thrown by the action are relayed to the caller.

Parameters
`action`	`BiConsumer`: The action to be performed for each entry

get

public Object get (Object key)

Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped, or null if this map contains no mapping for the key.

More formally, if this map contains a mapping from a key k to a value v such that (key.equals(k)), then this method returns v; otherwise it returns null. (There can be at most one such mapping.)

Parameters
`key`	`Object`: the key whose associated value is to be returned

Returns
`Object`	the value to which the specified key is mapped, or `null` if this map contains no mapping for the key

getInfo

public String getInfo ()

Returns a human-readable description of the provider and its services. This may return an HTML page, with relevant links.

Returns
`String`	a description of the provider and its services.

getName

public String getName ()

Returns the name of this provider.

Returns
`String`	the name of this provider.

getOrDefault

public Object getOrDefault (Object key, 
                Object defaultValue)

Returns the value to which the specified key is mapped, or defaultValue if this map contains no mapping for the key.

Parameters
`key`	`Object`: the key whose associated value is to be returned
`defaultValue`	`Object`: the default mapping of the key

Returns
`Object`	the value to which the specified key is mapped, or `defaultValue` if this map contains no mapping for the key

getProperty

public String getProperty (String key)

Searches for the property with the specified key in this property list. If the key is not found in this property list, the default property list, and its defaults, recursively, are then checked. The method returns null if the property is not found.

Parameters
`key`	`String`: the property key.

Returns
`String`	the value in this property list with the specified key value.

getService

public Provider.Service getService (String type, 
                String algorithm)

Get the service describing this Provider's implementation of the specified type of this algorithm or alias. If no such implementation exists, this method returns null. If there are two matching services, one added to this provider using putService() and one added via put(), the service added via putService() is returned.

Parameters
`type`	`String`: the type of `Service` requested (for example, `MessageDigest`)
`algorithm`	`String`: the case insensitive algorithm name (or alternate alias) of the service requested (for example, `SHA-1`)

Returns
`Provider.Service`	the service describing this Provider's matching service or null if no such service exists

Throws
`NullPointerException`	if type or algorithm is null

getServices

public Set<Provider.Service> getServices ()

Get an unmodifiable Set of all services supported by this Provider.

Returns
`Set<Provider.Service>`	an unmodifiable Set of all services supported by this Provider

getVersion

public double getVersion ()

Returns the version number for this provider.

Returns
`double`	the version number for this provider.

keySet

public Set<Object> keySet ()

Returns an unmodifiable Set view of the property keys contained in this provider.

Returns
`Set<Object>`	a set view of the keys contained in this map

keys

public Enumeration<Object> keys ()

Returns an enumeration of the keys in this hashtable.

Returns
`Enumeration<Object>`	an enumeration of the keys in this hashtable.

load

public void load (InputStream inStream)

Reads a property list (key and element pairs) from the input stream.

Parameters
`inStream`	`InputStream`: the input stream.

Throws
`IOException`	if an error occurred when reading from the input stream.

merge

public Object merge (Object key, 
                Object value, 
                BiFunction<? super Object, ? super Object, ?> remappingFunction)

If the specified key is not already associated with a value or is associated with null, associates it with the given value. Otherwise, replaces the value with the results of the given remapping function, or removes if the result is null. This method may be of use when combining multiple mapped values for a key.

Parameters
`key`	`Object`: key with which the resulting value is to be associated
`value`	`Object`: the non-null value to be merged with the existing value associated with the key or, if no existing value or a null value is associated with the key, to be associated with the key
`remappingFunction`	`BiFunction`: the remapping function to recompute a value if present

Returns
`Object`	the new value associated with the specified key, or null if no value is associated with the key

Throws
`SecurityException`	if a security manager exists and its `SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(String)` method denies access to set property values or remove properties.

put

public Object put (Object key, 
                Object value)

Sets the key property to have the specified value.

If a security manager is enabled, its checkSecurityAccess method is called with the string "putProviderProperty."+name, where name is the provider name, to see if it's ok to set this provider's property values.

Parameters
`key`	`Object`: the hashtable key
`value`	`Object`: the value

Returns
`Object`	the previous value of the specified key in this hashtable, or `null` if it did not have one

Throws
`SecurityException`	if a security manager exists and its `SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(String)` method denies access to set property values.

putAll

public void putAll (Map<?, ?> t)

Copies all of the mappings from the specified Map to this provider. These mappings will replace any properties that this provider had for any of the keys currently in the specified Map.

Parameters
`t`	`Map`: mappings to be stored in this map

putIfAbsent

public Object putIfAbsent (Object key, 
                Object value)

If the specified key is not already associated with a value (or is mapped to null) associates it with the given value and returns null, else returns the current value.

Parameters
`key`	`Object`: key with which the specified value is to be associated
`value`	`Object`: value to be associated with the specified key

Returns
`Object`	the previous value associated with the specified key, or `null` if there was no mapping for the key. (A `null` return can also indicate that the map previously associated `null` with the key, if the implementation supports null values.)

Throws
`SecurityException`	if a security manager exists and its `SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(String)` method denies access to set property values.

remove

public boolean remove (Object key, 
                Object value)

Removes the entry for the specified key only if it is currently mapped to the specified value.

If a security manager is enabled, its checkSecurityAccess method is called with the string "removeProviderProperty."+name, where name is the provider name, to see if it's ok to remove this provider's properties.

Parameters
`key`	`Object`: key with which the specified value is associated
`value`	`Object`: value expected to be associated with the specified key

Returns
`boolean`	`true` if the value was removed

Throws
`SecurityException`	if a security manager exists and its `SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(String)` method denies access to remove this provider's properties.

remove

public Object remove (Object key)

Removes the key property (and its corresponding value).

Parameters
`key`	`Object`: the key that needs to be removed

Returns
`Object`	the value to which the key had been mapped in this hashtable, or `null` if the key did not have a mapping

Throws
`SecurityException`	if a security manager exists and its `SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(String)` method denies access to remove this provider's properties.

replace

public Object replace (Object key, 
                Object value)

Replaces the entry for the specified key only if it is currently mapped to some value.

Parameters
`key`	`Object`: key with which the specified value is associated
`value`	`Object`: value to be associated with the specified key

Returns
`Object`	the previous value associated with the specified key, or `null` if there was no mapping for the key. (A `null` return can also indicate that the map previously associated `null` with the key, if the implementation supports null values.)

Throws
`SecurityException`	if a security manager exists and its `SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(String)` method denies access to set property values.

replace

public boolean replace (Object key, 
                Object oldValue, 
                Object newValue)

Replaces the entry for the specified key only if currently mapped to the specified value.

Parameters
`key`	`Object`: key with which the specified value is associated
`oldValue`	`Object`: value expected to be associated with the specified key
`newValue`	`Object`: value to be associated with the specified key

Returns
`boolean`	`true` if the value was replaced

Throws
`SecurityException`	if a security manager exists and its `SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(String)` method denies access to set property values.

replaceAll

public void replaceAll (BiFunction<? super Object, ? super Object, ?> function)

Replaces each entry's value with the result of invoking the given function on that entry, in the order entries are returned by an entry set iterator, until all entries have been processed or the function throws an exception.

Parameters
`function`	`BiFunction`: the function to apply to each entry

Throws
`SecurityException`	if a security manager exists and its `SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(String)` method denies access to set property values.

toString

public String toString ()

Returns a string with the name and the version number of this provider.

Returns
`String`	the string with the name and the version number for this provider.

values

public Collection<Object> values ()

Returns an unmodifiable Collection view of the property values contained in this provider.

Returns
`Collection<Object>`	a collection view of the values contained in this map

Protected methods

putService

protected void putService (Provider.Service s)

Add a service. If a service of the same type with the same algorithm name exists and it was added using putService(), it is replaced by the new service. This method also places information about this service in the provider's Hashtable values in the format described in the Java Cryptography Architecture API Specification & Reference .

Also, if there is a security manager, its checkSecurityAccess method is called with the string "putProviderProperty."+name, where name is the provider name, to see if it's ok to set this provider's property values. If the default implementation of checkSecurityAccess is used (that is, that method is not overriden), then this results in a call to the security manager's checkPermission method with a SecurityPermission("putProviderProperty."+name) permission.

Parameters
`s`	`Provider.Service`: the Service to add

Throws
`SecurityException`	if a security manager exists and its `SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(String)` method denies access to set property values.
`NullPointerException`	if s is null

removeService

protected void removeService (Provider.Service s)

Remove a service previously added using putService(). The specified service is removed from this provider. It will no longer be returned by getService() and its information will be removed from this provider's Hashtable.

Also, if there is a security manager, its checkSecurityAccess method is called with the string "removeProviderProperty."+name, where name is the provider name, to see if it's ok to remove this provider's properties. If the default implementation of checkSecurityAccess is used (that is, that method is not overriden), then this results in a call to the security manager's checkPermission method with a SecurityPermission("removeProviderProperty."+name) permission.

Parameters
`s`	`Provider.Service`: the Service to be removed

Throws
`SecurityException`	if a security manager exists and its `SecurityManager.checkSecurityAccess(String)` method denies access to remove this provider's properties.
`NullPointerException`	if s is null