javax.security.auth.callback

Class NameCallback

Implemented Interfaces:
Callback, Serializable

public class NameCallback
extends Object
implements Callback, Serializable

Underlying security services instantiate and pass a NameCallback to the handle() method of a CallbackHandler to retrieve name information.
See Also:
CallbackHandler, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

NameCallback(String prompt)
Construct a NameCallback with a prompt.
NameCallback(String prompt, String defaultName)
Construct a NameCallback with a prompt and default name.

Method Summary

String
getDefaultName()
Get the default name.
String
getName()
Get the retrieved name.
String
getPrompt()
Get the prompt.
void
setName(String name)
Set the retrieved name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, extends Object> getClass, finalize, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

NameCallback

public NameCallback(String prompt)
Construct a NameCallback with a prompt.
Parameters:
prompt - the prompt used to request the name.
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if prompt is null or if prompt has a length of 0.

NameCallback

public NameCallback(String prompt,
                    String defaultName)
            throws IllegalArgumentException
Construct a NameCallback with a prompt and default name.
Parameters:
prompt - the prompt used to request the information.
defaultName - the name to be used as the default name displayed with the prompt.
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if prompt is null or if prompt has a length of 0, if defaultName is null, or if defaultName has a length of 0.

Method Details

getDefaultName

public String getDefaultName()
Get the default name.
Returns:
the default name, or null if this NameCallback was not instantiated with a defaultName.

getName

public String getName()
Get the retrieved name.
Returns:
the retrieved name (which may be null)

getPrompt

public String getPrompt()
Get the prompt.
Returns:
the prompt.

setName

public void setName(String name)
Set the retrieved name.
Parameters:
name - the retrieved name (which may be null).
See Also:
getName()

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