CosmosKeyCredential (Azure SDK for Java Reference Documentation)

java.lang.Object
- com.azure.data.cosmos.CosmosKeyCredential

```
public class CosmosKeyCredential
extends Object
```
Cosmos Key Credential is used to store key credentials, in order to support dynamic key rotation. Singleton instance should be used to support multiple keys. Azure client library for Cosmos ensures to use the updated key provided in the same singleton instance which was used when building CosmosClient

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

CosmosKeyCredential(String key)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`key()`	Returns the key stored in Cosmos Key Credential
`CosmosKeyCredential`	`key(String key)`	Sets the key to be used in CosmosKeyCredential
`int`	`keyHashCode()`	CosmosKeyCredential stores the computed hashcode of the key for performance improvements.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - CosmosKeyCredential
```
public CosmosKeyCredential(String key)
```
- Method Detail
  - key
```
public String key()
```
    Returns the key stored in Cosmos Key Credential
    
    Returns:
    
    key
  - key
```
public CosmosKeyCredential key(String key)
```
    Sets the key to be used in CosmosKeyCredential
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - key to be used in CosmosKeyCredential
    
    Returns:
    
    current CosmosKeyCredential
  - keyHashCode
```
public int keyHashCode()
```
    CosmosKeyCredential stores the computed hashcode of the key for performance improvements.
    
    Returns:
    
    hashcode of the key