Module java.xml.crypto
Package javax.xml.crypto

## Interface URIReference

- All Known Subinterfaces:
    `DOMURIReference`, `Reference`, `RetrievalMethod`

      public interface URIReference

  Identifies a data object via a URI-Reference, as specified by RFC 2396.

  Note that some subclasses may not have a `type` attribute and for objects of those types, the `getType()` method always returns `null`.

  Since:
    1.6
  See Also:
    `URIDereferencer`

- - ### Method Summary

    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `String` | `getType()` | Returns the type of data referenced by this URI.
    `String` | `getURI()` | Returns the URI of the referenced data object.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getURI

          String getURI()

      Returns the URI of the referenced data object.
      Returns:
        the URI of the data object in RFC 2396 format (may be `null` if not specified)

    - #### getType

          String getType()

      Returns the type of data referenced by this URI.
      Returns:
        the type (a URI) of the data object (may be `null` if not specified)