org.ujac.util.console
Class PasswordReader

java.lang.Object
  org.ujac.util.console.PasswordReader

All Implemented Interfaces:

Runnable

public class PasswordReader
extends Object
implements Runnable

Name: PasswordReader
Description: Reads a password from console input and tries to hide the typed characters.

Author:

lauerc

Constructor Summary

PasswordReader(String prompt)
Constructs a PasswordReader with no specific attributes.

Method Summary

static void	main(String[] args) The main method for testing purposes.
String	readPassword() Reads the password from the command line.
void	run() Begins masking until asked to stop.
void	stopMasking() Instructs the thread to stop masking.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PasswordReader

public PasswordReader(String prompt)

Constructs a PasswordReader with no specific attributes.

Parameters:

prompt - The command line prompt.

Method Detail

run

public void run()

Begins masking until asked to stop.

Specified by:

run in interface Runnable

stopMasking

public void stopMasking()

Instructs the thread to stop masking.

readPassword

public String readPassword()
                    throws IOException

Reads the password from the command line.

Returns:

The password as entered by the user.

Throws:

IOException - In case the console input failed.

main

public static void main(String[] args)

The main method for testing purposes.

Parameters:

args - The command line arguments.