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package javax.security.auth.callback;

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

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Since:1.4
/** * <p> Underlying security services instantiate and pass a * {@code NameCallback} to the {@code handle} * method of a {@code CallbackHandler} to retrieve name information. * * @since 1.4 * @see javax.security.auth.callback.CallbackHandler */
public class NameCallback implements Callback, java.io.Serializable { private static final long serialVersionUID = 3770938795909392253L;
@serial
Since:1.4
/** * @serial * @since 1.4 */
private String prompt;
@serial
Since:1.4
/** * @serial * @since 1.4 */
private String defaultName;
@serial
Since:1.4
/** * @serial * @since 1.4 */
private String inputName;
Construct a NameCallback with a prompt.
Params:
  • prompt – the prompt used to request the name.
Throws:
/** * Construct a {@code NameCallback} with a prompt. * * @param prompt the prompt used to request the name. * * @exception IllegalArgumentException if {@code prompt} is null * or if {@code prompt} has a length of 0. */
public NameCallback(String prompt) { if (prompt == null || prompt.isEmpty()) throw new IllegalArgumentException(); this.prompt = prompt; }
Construct a NameCallback with a prompt and default name.
Params:
  • 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, if prompt has a length of 0, if defaultName is null, or if defaultName has a length of 0.
/** * Construct a {@code NameCallback} with a prompt * and default name. * * @param prompt the prompt used to request the information. * * @param defaultName the name to be used as the default name displayed * with the prompt. * * @exception IllegalArgumentException if {@code prompt} is null, * if {@code prompt} has a length of 0, * if {@code defaultName} is null, * or if {@code defaultName} has a length of 0. */
public NameCallback(String prompt, String defaultName) { if (prompt == null || prompt.isEmpty() || defaultName == null || defaultName.isEmpty()) throw new IllegalArgumentException(); this.prompt = prompt; this.defaultName = defaultName; }
Get the prompt.
Returns:the prompt.
/** * Get the prompt. * * @return the prompt. */
public String getPrompt() { return prompt; }
Get the default name.
Returns:the default name, or null if this NameCallback was not instantiated with a defaultName.
/** * Get the default name. * * @return the default name, or null if this {@code NameCallback} * was not instantiated with a {@code defaultName}. */
public String getDefaultName() { return defaultName; }
Set the retrieved name.
Params:
  • name – the retrieved name (which may be null).
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/** * Set the retrieved name. * * @param name the retrieved name (which may be null). * * @see #getName */
public void setName(String name) { this.inputName = name; }
Get the retrieved name.
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Returns:the retrieved name (which may be null)
/** * Get the retrieved name. * * @return the retrieved name (which may be null) * * @see #setName */
public String getName() { return inputName; } }