PasswordCallback JDK 1.6)

Description

public class PasswordCallback

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

See also: CallbackHandler

Constructors

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.

Methods

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public void clearPassword ()

Clear the retrieved password.

public char getPassword ()

Get the retrieved password.

public String getPrompt ()

Get the prompt.

public boolean isEchoOn ()

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

public void setPassword (char[] password)

Set the retrieved password.