Interface GFElement
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- All Known Implementing Classes:
 GF2nElement,GF2nONBElement,GF2nPolynomialElement
public interface GFElementThis interface defines a finite field element. It is implemented by the classGF2nElement.- See Also:
 GF2nElement
 
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method Description GFElementadd(GFElement addend)Compute the sum of this element and the addend.voidaddToThis(GFElement addend)Compute the sum of this element and the addend, overwriting this element.java.lang.Objectclone()booleanequals(java.lang.Object other)Compare this curve with another object.inthashCode()GFElementinvert()Compute the multiplicative inverse of this element.booleanisOne()Checks whether this element is one.booleanisZero()Checks whether this element is zero.GFElementmultiply(GFElement factor)Compute the product of this element and factor.voidmultiplyThisBy(GFElement factor)Compute this * factor (overwrite this).GFElementsubtract(GFElement minuend)Compute the difference of this element and minuend.voidsubtractFromThis(GFElement minuend)Compute the difference of this element and minuend, overwriting this element.byte[]toByteArray()Returns this element as byte array.java.math.BigIntegertoFlexiBigInt()Returns this element as FlexiBigInt.java.lang.StringtoString()Return a String representation of this element.java.lang.StringtoString(int radix)Return a String representation of this element. 
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Method Detail
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clone
java.lang.Object clone()
- Returns:
 - a copy of this GFElement
 
 
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equals
boolean equals(java.lang.Object other)
Compare this curve with another object.- Overrides:
 equalsin classjava.lang.Object- Parameters:
 other- the other object- Returns:
 - the result of the comparison
 
 
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hashCode
int hashCode()
- Overrides:
 hashCodein classjava.lang.Object- Returns:
 - the hash code of this element
 
 
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isZero
boolean isZero()
Checks whether this element is zero.- Returns:
 - true if this is the zero element
 
 
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isOne
boolean isOne()
Checks whether this element is one.- Returns:
 - true if this is the one element
 
 
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add
GFElement add(GFElement addend) throws java.lang.RuntimeException
Compute the sum of this element and the addend.- Parameters:
 addend- the addend- Returns:
 - this + other (newly created)
 - Throws:
 java.lang.RuntimeException
 
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addToThis
void addToThis(GFElement addend) throws java.lang.RuntimeException
Compute the sum of this element and the addend, overwriting this element.- Parameters:
 addend- the addend- Throws:
 java.lang.RuntimeException
 
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subtract
GFElement subtract(GFElement minuend) throws java.lang.RuntimeException
Compute the difference of this element and minuend.- Parameters:
 minuend- the minuend- Returns:
 - this - minuend (newly created)
 - Throws:
 java.lang.RuntimeException
 
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subtractFromThis
void subtractFromThis(GFElement minuend)
Compute the difference of this element and minuend, overwriting this element.- Parameters:
 minuend- the minuend
 
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multiply
GFElement multiply(GFElement factor) throws java.lang.RuntimeException
Compute the product of this element and factor.- Parameters:
 factor- the factor- Returns:
 - this * factor (newly created)
 - Throws:
 java.lang.RuntimeException
 
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multiplyThisBy
void multiplyThisBy(GFElement factor) throws java.lang.RuntimeException
Compute this * factor (overwrite this).- Parameters:
 factor- the factor- Throws:
 java.lang.RuntimeException
 
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invert
GFElement invert() throws java.lang.ArithmeticException
Compute the multiplicative inverse of this element.- Returns:
 - this-1 (newly created)
 - Throws:
 java.lang.ArithmeticException- if this is the zero element.
 
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toFlexiBigInt
java.math.BigInteger toFlexiBigInt()
Returns this element as FlexiBigInt. The conversion is P1363-conform.- Returns:
 - this element as BigInt
 
 
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toByteArray
byte[] toByteArray()
Returns this element as byte array. The conversion is P1363-conform.- Returns:
 - this element as byte array
 
 
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toString
java.lang.String toString()
Return a String representation of this element.- Overrides:
 toStringin classjava.lang.Object- Returns:
 - String representation of this element
 
 
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toString
java.lang.String toString(int radix)
Return a String representation of this element. radix specifies the radix of the String representation.- Parameters:
 radix- specifies the radix of the String representation- Returns:
 - String representation of this element with the specified radix
 
 
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