javax.security.auth.callback

Class TextOutputCallback

public class TextOutputCallback extends Object implements Callback, Serializable

Underlying security services instantiate and pass a TextOutputCallback to the handle() method of a {@link CallbackHandler} to display information messages, warning messages and error messages.

See Also: CallbackHandler

Field Summary
static int	ERROR Error message
static int	INFORMATION Information message
static int	WARNING Warning message

Constructor Summary
	TextOutputCallback(int messageType, String message) Construct a `TextOutputCallback` with a message type and message to be displayed.

Method Summary
String	getMessage() Returns the `message` to be displayed.
int	getMessageType() Returns the message's `messageType`.

Field Detail

ERROR

public static final int ERROR

Error message

INFORMATION

public static final int INFORMATION

Information message

WARNING

public static final int WARNING

Warning message

Constructor Detail

TextOutputCallback

public TextOutputCallback(int messageType, String message)

Construct a TextOutputCallback with a message type and message to be displayed.

Parameters: messageType the message type (INFORMATION, WARNING or ERROR). message the message to be displayed.

Throws: IllegalArgumentException if messageType is not either INFORMATION, WARNING or ERROR, if message is null, or if message has a length of 0.

Method Detail

getMessage

public String getMessage()

Returns the message to be displayed.

Returns: the message to be displayed.

getMessageType

public int getMessageType()

Returns the message's messageType.

Returns: the message type (INFORMATION, WARNING or ERROR).