javax.security.auth.callback

Class TextOutputCallback

java.lang.Object

javax.security.auth.callback.TextOutputCallback

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, Callback

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

Underlying security services instantiate and pass a TextOutputCallback to the handle() method of a CallbackHandler to display information messages, warning messages and error messages.

See Also:

CallbackHandler, Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static int	ERROR Error message
static int	INFORMATION Information message
static int	WARNING Warning message

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TextOutputCallback(int messageType, java.lang.String message) Construct a TextOutputCallback with a message type and message to be displayed.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getMessage() Returns the message to be displayed.
int	getMessageType() Returns the message's messageType.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

INFORMATION

public static final int INFORMATION

Information message

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Constant Field Values

WARNING

public static final int WARNING

Warning message

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Constant Field Values

ERROR

public static final int ERROR

Error message

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

TextOutputCallback

public TextOutputCallback(int messageType,
                  java.lang.String message)
                   throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

Construct a TextOutputCallback with a message type and message to be displayed.

Parameters:

messageType - the message type (INFORMATION, WARNING or ERROR).

message - the message to be displayed.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if messageType is not either INFORMATION, WARNING or ERROR, if message is null, or if message has a length of 0.

Method Detail

getMessageType

public int getMessageType()

Returns the message's messageType.

Returns:

the message type (INFORMATION, WARNING or ERROR).

getMessage

public java.lang.String getMessage()

Returns the message to be displayed.

Returns:

the message to be displayed.