/** * Produce an object suitable for an ASN1OutputStream. * <pre> * FieldElement ::= OCTET STRING * </pre> * <p> * <ol> * <li> if <i>q</i> is an odd prime then the field element is * processed as an Integer and converted to an octet string * according to x 9.62 4.3.1.</li> * <li> if <i>q</i> is 2<sup>m</sup> then the bit string * contained in the field element is converted into an octet * string with the same ordering padded at the front if necessary. * </li> * </ol> */ public override ASN1Object toASN1Object() { return(new DEROctetString(f.toBigInteger().toByteArray())); }