TABLE OF CONTENTS

Index

Overview of ASN1C for Java

Using the Compiler

Running ASN1C

ASN1C Java Command Line Options

Compiler Configuration File

Compiler Error Reporting

Generated Java Source Code

General Form of a Generated Java Source File

Package Specification

Class Declaration

Tag Constant

Public Member Variables

Constructors

Decode Method

Encode Method

Other Methods

Inner Classes

ASN.1 Type to Java Class Mappings

BOOLEAN

INTEGER

Large Integer Support

BIT STRING

Named Bits

OCTET STRING

Character String Types

ENUMERATED

NULL

OBJECT IDENTIFIER

RELATIVE-OID

REAL

SEQUENCE

Creation of Temporary Types

OPTIONAL keyword

DEFAULT keyword

Extension Elements

SET

SEQUENCE OF

Generation of Temporary Types for SEQUENCE OF Elements

SEQUENCE OF Type Elements in Other Constructed Types

SET OF

CHOICE

Creation of Temporary Types

Populating Generated Choice Structures for Encoding

Accessing the Choice Element Value after Decoding

Open Type

External Type

Parameterized Types

Information Objects

Value Specifications

INTEGER Value Specification

BOOLEAN Value Specification

Binary String Value Specification

Hexadecimal String Value Specification

Character String Value Specification

Object Identifier Value Specification

Generated BER/DER Encode Methods

Generated Java Method Format and Calling Parameters

Populating Generated Variables for Encoding

Procedure for Calling Java BER Encode Methods

Reuse of Java Encoding Objects

Generated BER/DER Decode Methods

Generated Java Method Format and Calling Parameters

Procedure for Calling Java BER Decode Methods

Reuse of Java Decoding Objects

Generated BER Stream-Oriented Encode Methods

Generated Java Method Format and Calling Parameters

Procedure for Calling Java BER Stream-Oriented Encode Methods

Generated PER Encode Methods

Generated Java Method Format and Calling Parameters

Procedure for Calling Java PER Encode Methods

Reuse of Java Encoding Objects

Generated PER Decode Methods

Generated Java Method Format and Calling Parameters

Procedure for Calling Java PER Decode Methods

Reuse of Java Decoding Objects

Generated XER Encode Methods

Generated Java Method Format and Calling Parameters

Procedure for Calling Java XER Encode Methods

Generated XER Decode Methods

Generated Print Methods

Generated Java Method Format and Calling Parameters

Event Handler Interface

How It Works

How to Use It

Example 1: A Formatted Print Handler

Example 2: An XML Converter Class

IMPORT/EXPORT of Types

Compact Code Generation

ASN1C90

ROSE OPERATION and ERROR

SNMP OBJECT-TYPE