API java : PasswordCallback

javax.security.auth.callback
Class PasswordCallback

java.lang.Object
  javax.security.auth.callback.PasswordCallback

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Callback

public class PasswordCallback
extends Object
implements Callback, Serializable

Underlying security services instantiate and pass a PasswordCallback to the handle method of a CallbackHandler to retrieve password information.

See Also:

CallbackHandler, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
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.

 

Method Summary
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	setPassword(char[] password)           Set the retrieved password.

 

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

 

Constructor Detail

PasswordCallback

public 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:

prompt - the prompt used to request the password.

echoOn - true if the password should be displayed as it is being typed.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if prompt is null or if prompt has a length of 0.

getPrompt

public String getPrompt()

Get the prompt.

Returns:

the prompt.

isEchoOn

public boolean isEchoOn()

Return whether the password should be displayed as it is being typed.

Returns:

the whether the password should be displayed as it is being typed.

setPassword

public void setPassword(char[] password)

Set the retrieved password.

This method makes a copy of the input password before storing it.

Parameters:

password - the retrieved password, which may be null.

See Also:

getPassword()

getPassword

public char[] getPassword()

Get the retrieved password.

This method returns a copy of the retrieved password.

Returns:

the retrieved password, which may be null.

See Also:

setPassword(char[])

clearPassword

public void clearPassword()

Clear the retrieved password.