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package javax.security.auth.callback;

Underlying security services instantiate and pass a TextInputCallback to the handle method of a CallbackHandler to retrieve generic text information.

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Since:1.4
/** * <p> Underlying security services instantiate and pass a * {@code TextInputCallback} to the {@code handle} * method of a {@code CallbackHandler} to retrieve generic text * information. * * @since 1.4 * @see javax.security.auth.callback.CallbackHandler */
public class TextInputCallback implements Callback, java.io.Serializable { private static final long serialVersionUID = -8064222478852811804L;
@serial
Since:1.4
/** * @serial * @since 1.4 */
private String prompt;
@serial
Since:1.4
/** * @serial * @since 1.4 */
private String defaultText;
@serial
Since:1.4
/** * @serial * @since 1.4 */
private String inputText;
Construct a TextInputCallback with a prompt.
Params:
  • prompt – the prompt used to request the information.
Throws:
/** * Construct a {@code TextInputCallback} with a prompt. * * @param prompt the prompt used to request the information. * * @exception IllegalArgumentException if {@code prompt} is null * or if {@code prompt} has a length of 0. */
public TextInputCallback(String prompt) { if (prompt == null || prompt.isEmpty()) throw new IllegalArgumentException(); this.prompt = prompt; }
Construct a TextInputCallback with a prompt and default input value.
Params:
  • 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.
/** * Construct a {@code TextInputCallback} with a prompt * and default input value. * * @param prompt the prompt used to request the information. * * @param defaultText the text to be used as the default text displayed * with the prompt. * * @exception IllegalArgumentException if {@code prompt} is null, * if {@code prompt} has a length of 0, * if {@code defaultText} is null * or if {@code defaultText} has a length of 0. */
public TextInputCallback(String prompt, String defaultText) { if (prompt == null || prompt.isEmpty() || defaultText == null || defaultText.isEmpty()) throw new IllegalArgumentException(); this.prompt = prompt; this.defaultText = defaultText; }
Get the prompt.
Returns:the prompt.
/** * Get the prompt. * * @return the prompt. */
public String getPrompt() { return prompt; }
Get the default text.
Returns:the default text, or null if this TextInputCallback was not instantiated with defaultText.
/** * Get the default text. * * @return the default text, or null if this {@code TextInputCallback} * was not instantiated with {@code defaultText}. */
public String getDefaultText() { return defaultText; }
Set the retrieved text.
Params:
  • text – the retrieved text, which may be null.
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/** * Set the retrieved text. * * @param text the retrieved text, which may be null. * * @see #getText */
public void setText(String text) { this.inputText = text; }
Get the retrieved text.
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Returns:the retrieved text, which may be null.
/** * Get the retrieved text. * * @return the retrieved text, which may be null. * * @see #setText */
public String getText() { return inputText; } }