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## javax.security.auth.callback
Class TextInputCallback

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

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Callback, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:
  RealmCallback

public class TextInputCallback
extends java.lang.Object
implements Callback, java.io.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
`TextInputCallback(java.lang.String prompt)` Construct a `TextInputCallback` with a prompt.
`TextInputCallback(java.lang.String prompt, java.lang.String defaultText)` Construct a `TextInputCallback` with a prompt and default input value.

Method Summary
`java.lang.String` `getDefaultText()` Get the default text.
`java.lang.String` `getPrompt()` Get the prompt.
`java.lang.String` `getText()` Get the retrieved text.
`void` `setText(java.lang.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(java.lang.String prompt)
                      throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

  Construct a `TextInputCallback` with a prompt.

Parameters:
  `prompt` - the prompt used to request the information.
Throws:
  `java.lang.IllegalArgumentException` - if `prompt` is `null` or if `prompt` has a length of `0`.

### TextInputCallback

    public TextInputCallback(java.lang.String prompt,
                             java.lang.String defaultText)
                      throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

  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:
  `java.lang.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 java.lang.String getPrompt()

  Get the prompt.

  Returns:
    the prompt.

### getDefaultText

    public java.lang.String getDefaultText()

  Get the default text.

  Returns:
    the default text, or `null` if this `TextInputCallback` was not instantiated with `defaultText`.

### setText

    public void setText(java.lang.String text)

  Set the retrieved text.

  Parameters:
    `text` - the retrieved text, which may be `null`.

### getText

    public java.lang.String getText()

  Get the retrieved text.

  Returns:
    the retrieved text, which may be `null`.

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