public
class
PasswordCallback
extends Object
implements
Callback,
Serializable
| java.lang.Object | |
| ↳ | javax.security.auth.callback.PasswordCallback |
Underlying security services instantiate and pass a
PasswordCallback to the handle
method of a CallbackHandler to retrieve password information.
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Public constructors | |
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PasswordCallback(String prompt, boolean echoOn)
Construct a |
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Public methods | |
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void
|
clearPassword()
Clear the retrieved password. |
char[]
|
getPassword()
Get the retrieved password. |
String
|
getPrompt()
Get the prompt. |
boolean
|
isEchoOn()
Return whether the password should be displayed as it is being typed. |
void
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setPassword(char[] password)
Set the retrieved password. |
Inherited methods | |
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 From
class
java.lang.Object
| |
PasswordCallback (String prompt, boolean echoOn)
Construct a PasswordCallback with a prompt
and a boolean specifying whether the password should be displayed
as it is being typed.
| Parameters | |
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prompt |
String:
the prompt used to request the password. |
echoOn |
boolean:
true if the password should be displayed
as it is being typed. |
| Throws | |
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IllegalArgumentException |
if prompt is null or
if prompt has a length of 0.
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char[] getPassword ()
Get the retrieved password.
This method returns a copy of the retrieved password.
| Returns | |
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char[] |
the retrieved password, which may be null. |
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boolean isEchoOn ()
Return whether the password should be displayed as it is being typed.
| Returns | |
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boolean |
the whether the password should be displayed as it is being typed. |
void setPassword (char[] password)
Set the retrieved password.
This method makes a copy of the input password before storing it.
| Parameters | |
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password |
char:
the retrieved password, which may be null. |
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