Class PasswordCallback

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.

Method Detail

• 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.