Class CardTerminal

java.lang.Object

javax.smartcardio.CardTerminal

public abstract class CardTerminal extends Object

A Smart Card terminal, sometimes referred to as a Smart Card Reader. A CardTerminal object can be obtained by calling CardTerminals.list() or CardTerminals.getTerminal().

Note that physical card readers with slots for multiple cards are represented by one CardTerminal object per such slot.

Since:

1.6

See Also:

Constructor Summary

CardTerminal()

Modifier	Constructor	Description
`protected`	Constructs a new CardTerminal object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`abstract Card`	`connect(String protocol)`	Establishes a connection to the card.
`abstract String`	`getName()`	Returns the unique name of this terminal.
`abstract boolean`	`isCardPresent()`	Returns whether a card is present in this terminal.
`abstract boolean`	`waitForCardAbsent(long timeout)`	Waits until a card is absent in this terminal or the timeout expires.
`abstract boolean`	`waitForCardPresent(long timeout)`	Waits until a card is present in this terminal or the timeout expires.

Methods declared in class Object

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

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected Object`	`clone()`	Creates and returns a copy of this object.
`boolean`	`equals(Object obj)`	Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
`protected void`	`finalize()`	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. Finalization is deprecated and subject to removal in a future release.
`final Class<?>`	`getClass()`	Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
`int`	`hashCode()`	Returns a hash code value for this 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()`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
`final void`	`wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)`	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being notified or interrupted, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.

Constructor Details

CardTerminal

protected CardTerminal()

Constructs a new CardTerminal object.

This constructor is called by subclasses only. Application should call list() or getTerminal() to obtain a CardTerminal object.

Method Details

getName

public abstract String getName()

Returns the unique name of this terminal.

Returns:: the unique name of this terminal.

connect

public abstract Card connect(String protocol) throws CardException

Establishes a connection to the card. If a connection has previously established using the specified protocol, this method returns the same Card object as the previous call.

Parameters:: protocol - the protocol to use ("T=0", "T=1", or "T=CL"), or "*" to connect using any available protocol.
Returns:: the card the connection has been established with
Throws:: NullPointerException - if protocol is null; IllegalArgumentException - if protocol is an invalid protocol specification; CardNotPresentException - if no card is present in this terminal; CardException - if a connection could not be established using the specified protocol or if a connection has previously been established using a different protocol; SecurityException - if a SecurityManager exists and the caller does not have the required permission

isCardPresent

public abstract boolean isCardPresent() throws CardException

Returns whether a card is present in this terminal.

Returns:: whether a card is present in this terminal.
Throws:: CardException - if the status could not be determined

waitForCardPresent

public abstract boolean waitForCardPresent(long timeout) throws CardException

Waits until a card is present in this terminal or the timeout expires. If the method returns due to an expired timeout, it returns false. Otherwise it return true.

If a card is present in this terminal when this method is called, it returns immediately.

Parameters:: timeout - if positive, block for up to timeout milliseconds; if zero, block indefinitely; must not be negative
Returns:: false if the method returns due to an expired timeout, true otherwise.
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if timeout is negative; CardException - if the operation failed

waitForCardAbsent

public abstract boolean waitForCardAbsent(long timeout) throws CardException

Waits until a card is absent in this terminal or the timeout expires. If the method returns due to an expired timeout, it returns false. Otherwise it return true.

If no card is present in this terminal when this method is called, it returns immediately.

Parameters:: timeout - if positive, block for up to timeout milliseconds; if zero, block indefinitely; must not be negative
Returns:: false if the method returns due to an expired timeout, true otherwise.
Throws:: IllegalArgumentException - if timeout is negative; CardException - if the operation failed

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