public BitArray getUnalignedBitString ( boolean tagImplicit ) throws IOException { if ( ! tagImplicit ) { if ( tag != tag_BitString ) throw new IOException ( "DerValue.getBitString, not a bit string " + tag ) ; } return buffer . getUnalignedBitString ( ) ; }
Returns an ASN . 1 BIT STRING value with the tag assumed implicit based on the parameter . The bit string need not be byte - aligned .