# Interface AlgorithmMethod

All Known Subinterfaces:
  `CanonicalizationMethod, DigestMethod, SignatureMethod, Transform`

All Known Implementing Classes:
  `TransformService`

public interface AlgorithmMethod
An abstract representation of an algorithm defined in the XML Security specifications. Subclasses represent specific types of XML security algorithms, such as a `Transform`.

Since:
  1.6

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`String`
`getAlgorithm()`
Returns the algorithm URI of this `AlgorithmMethod`.
`AlgorithmParameterSpec`
`getParameterSpec()`
Returns the algorithm parameters of this `AlgorithmMethod`.

## Method Details

### getAlgorithm

String getAlgorithm()
Returns the algorithm URI of this `AlgorithmMethod`.

Returns:
  the algorithm URI of this `AlgorithmMethod`

### getParameterSpec

AlgorithmParameterSpec getParameterSpec()
Returns the algorithm parameters of this `AlgorithmMethod`.

Returns:
  the algorithm parameters of this `AlgorithmMethod`. Returns `null` if this `AlgorithmMethod` does not require parameters and they are not specified.