org.kepler.ssh

Class MaskedTextPasswordField

java.lang.Object

org.kepler.ssh.MaskedTextPasswordField

public class MaskedTextPasswordField
extends java.lang.Object

This class prompts the user for a password and attempts to mask input with "*"

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MaskedTextPasswordField()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static char[]	getPassword(java.io.InputStream in, java.lang.String prompt)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MaskedTextPasswordField

public MaskedTextPasswordField()

Method Detail

getPassword

public static final char[] getPassword(java.io.InputStream in,
                                       java.lang.String prompt)
                                throws java.io.IOException

Parameters:

input - stream to be used (e.g. System.in)

prompt - The prompt to display to the user.

Returns:

The password as entered by the user.

Throws:

java.io.IOException