/**
  * Encodes a <code>PrincipalName</code> object. Note that only the type and names are encoded. To
  * encode the realm, call getRealm().asn1Encode().
  *
  * @return the byte array of the encoded PrncipalName object.
  * @exception Asn1Exception if an error occurs while decoding an ASN1 encoded data.
  * @exception IOException if an I/O error occurs while reading encoded data.
  */
 public byte[] asn1Encode() throws Asn1Exception, IOException {
   DerOutputStream bytes = new DerOutputStream();
   DerOutputStream temp = new DerOutputStream();
   BigInteger bint = BigInteger.valueOf(this.nameType);
   temp.putInteger(bint);
   bytes.write(DerValue.createTag(DerValue.TAG_CONTEXT, true, (byte) 0x00), temp);
   temp = new DerOutputStream();
   DerValue der[] = new DerValue[nameStrings.length];
   for (int i = 0; i < nameStrings.length; i++) {
     der[i] = new KerberosString(nameStrings[i]).toDerValue();
   }
   temp.putSequence(der);
   bytes.write(DerValue.createTag(DerValue.TAG_CONTEXT, true, (byte) 0x01), temp);
   temp = new DerOutputStream();
   temp.write(DerValue.tag_Sequence, bytes);
   return temp.toByteArray();
 }