public class PasswordCallback extends Objectimplements Callback , Serializable
Underlying security services instantiate and pass a PasswordCallback to the handle method of a CallbackHandler to retrieve password information.
CallbackHandler,
Serialized Form
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PasswordCallback(String
Construct a
PasswordCallback with a prompt and a boolean specifying whether the password should be displayed as it is being typed.
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void |
clearPassword()
Clear the retrieved password.
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char[] |
getPassword()
Get the retrieved password.
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String |
getPrompt()
Get the prompt.
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boolean |
isEchoOn()
Return whether the password should be displayed as it is being typed.
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void |
setPassword(char[] password)
Set the retrieved password.
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public PasswordCallback(Stringprompt, boolean echoOn)
PasswordCallback with a prompt and a boolean specifying whether the password should be displayed as it is being typed.
prompt - the prompt used to request the password.
echoOn - true if the password should be displayed as it is being typed.
IllegalArgumentException - if
prompt is null or if
prompt has a length of 0.
public StringgetPrompt()
public boolean isEchoOn()
public void setPassword(char[] password)
This method makes a copy of the input password before storing it.
password - the retrieved password, which may be null.
getPassword()
public char[] getPassword()
This method returns a copy of the retrieved password.
setPassword(char[])
public void clearPassword()