javax.security.auth.callback

Class TextInputCallback

Implemented Interfaces:
Callback, Serializable
Known Direct Subclasses:
RealmCallback

public class TextInputCallback
extends Object
implements Callback, Serializable

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

Constructor Summary

TextInputCallback(String prompt)
Construct a TextInputCallback with a prompt.
TextInputCallback(String prompt, String defaultText)
Construct a TextInputCallback with a prompt and default input value.

Method Summary

String
getDefaultText()
Get the default text.
String
getPrompt()
Get the prompt.
String
getText()
Get the retrieved text.
void
setText(String text)
Set the retrieved text.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

TextInputCallback

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

TextInputCallback

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

Method Details

getDefaultText

public String getDefaultText()
Get the default text.
Returns:
the default text, or null if this TextInputCallback was not instantiated with defaultText.

getPrompt

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

getText

public String getText()
Get the retrieved text.
Returns:
the retrieved text, which may be null.

setText

public void setText(String text)
Set the retrieved text.
Parameters:
text - the retrieved text, which may be null.

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