TextInputCallback (Java Platform SE 7 b138)

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

Methods
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)

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Class TextInputCallback

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Constructor Detail

TextInputCallback

TextInputCallback

Method Detail

getPrompt

getDefaultText

setText

getText