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## javax.security.auth.callback
Class PasswordCallback

    java.lang.Object
      |
      +--javax.security.auth.callback.PasswordCallback

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Callback, java.io.Serializable

public class PasswordCallback
extends java.lang.Object
implements Callback, java.io.Serializable

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

See Also:
  , Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
`PasswordCallback(java.lang.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.
`java.lang.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`

Constructor Detail

### PasswordCallback

    public PasswordCallback(java.lang.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.

Parameters:
  `prompt` - the prompt used to request the password.
  `echoOn` - `true` if the password should be displayed as it is being typed.
Throws:
  `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException` - if `prompt` is `null` or if `prompt` has a length of `0`.

Method Detail

### getPrompt

    public java.lang.String getPrompt()

  Get the prompt.

  Returns:
    the prompt.

### isEchoOn

    public boolean isEchoOn()

  Return whether the password should be displayed as it is being typed.

  Returns:
    the whether the password should be displayed as it is being typed.

### setPassword

    public void setPassword(char[] password)

  Set the retrieved password.

  This method makes a copy of the input password before storing it.

  Parameters:
    `password` - the retrieved password, which may be `null`.
  See Also:
    `getPassword()`

### getPassword

    public char[] getPassword()

  Get the retrieved password.

  This method returns a copy of the retrieved password.

  Returns:
    the retrieved password, which may be `null`.
  See Also:
    `setPassword(char[])`

### clearPassword

    public void clearPassword()

  Clear the retrieved password.

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