PasswordCallback (Java Platform SE 6)

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javax.security.auth.callback
class PasswordCallback

java.lang.Object
  javax.security.auth.callback.PasswordCallback

All Implemented Interfaces:: Serializable, Callback

Most common way to construct:

PasswordCallback passwordCallback = new PasswordCallback("password", false);

Based on 10 examples

public class PasswordCallback
extends Object
implements Callback, Serializable

Underlying security services instantiate and pass a PasswordCallback to the handle method of a CallbackHandler to retrieve password information.

Constructor Summary
`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.

Method Summary
`void`	`clearPassword()` Clear the retrieved password.
`char[]`	`getPassword()` Get the retrieved password.
`String`	`getPrompt()` Get the prompt.
`boolean`	`isEchoOn()` Return whether the password should be displayed as it is being typed.
`void`	`setPassword(char[] password)` Set the retrieved password.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

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