Package org.bouncycastle.asn1

## Class DEROctetString

- java.lang.Object
- - org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1Object
  - - org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1Primitive
    - - org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1OctetString
      - - org.bouncycastle.asn1.DEROctetString

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    `ASN1Encodable`, `ASN1OctetStringParser`, `InMemoryRepresentable`, `Encodable`

      public class DEROctetString
      extends ASN1OctetString

  Carrier class for a DER encoding OCTET STRING

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `DEROctetString​(byte[] string)` | Base constructor.
    `DEROctetString​(ASN1Encodable obj)` | Constructor from the encoding of an ASN.1 object.

  - ### Method Summary

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1OctetString

      `getInstance, getInstance, getLoadedObject, getOctets, getOctetStream, hashCode, parser, toString`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1Primitive

      `encodeTo, encodeTo, equals, equals, equals, fromByteArray, toASN1Primitive`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1Object

      `getEncoded, getEncoded, hasEncodedTagValue`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.bouncycastle.asn1.ASN1Encodable

      `toASN1Primitive`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### DEROctetString

          public DEROctetString​(byte[] string)

      Base constructor.
      Parameters:
        `string` - the octets making up the octet string.

    - #### DEROctetString

          public DEROctetString​(ASN1Encodable obj)
                         throws java.io.IOException

      Constructor from the encoding of an ASN.1 object.
      Parameters:
        `obj` - the object to be encoded.
      Throws:
        `java.io.IOException`