javax.security.auth.callback

Class TextInputCallback

java.lang.Object

javax.security.auth.callback.TextInputCallback

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Callback

Direct Known 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

Constructors

Constructor and Description
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

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
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, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TextInputCallback

public TextInputCallback(String prompt)

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)

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 Detail

getPrompt

public String getPrompt()

Get the prompt.

Returns:

the prompt.

getDefaultText

public String getDefaultText()

Get the default text.

Returns:

the default text, or null if this TextInputCallback was not instantiated with defaultText.

setText

public void setText(String text)

Set the retrieved text.

Parameters:

text - the retrieved text, which may be null.

See Also:

getText()

getText

public String getText()

Get the retrieved text.

Returns:

the retrieved text, which may be null.

See Also:

setText(java.lang.String)