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JPasswordField.javaAPI DocJava SE 5 API12348Fri Aug 26 14:57:56 BST 2005javax.swing

JPasswordField.java

/*
 * @(#)JPasswordField.java	1.54 04/06/02
 *
 * Copyright 2004 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
 * SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
 */
package javax.swing;

import javax.swing.text.*;
import javax.swing.plaf.*;
import javax.accessibility.*;

import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * <code>JPasswordField</code> is a lightweight component that allows
 * the editing of a single line of text where the view indicates
 * something was typed, but does not show the original characters. 
 * You can find further information and examples in
 * <a href="http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/textfield.html">How to Use Text Fields</a>,
 * a section in <em>The Java Tutorial.</em>
 * <p>
 * <code>JPasswordField</code> is intended 
 * to be source-compatible with <code>java.awt.TextField</code>
 * used with <code>echoChar</code> set.  It is provided separately
 * to make it easier to safely change the UI for the
 * <code>JTextField</code> without affecting password entries.
 * <p>
 * <strong>Warning:</strong>
 * Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with
 * future Swing releases. The current serialization support is
 * appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running
 * the same version of Swing.  As of 1.4, support for long term storage
 * of all JavaBeans<sup><font size="-2">TM</font></sup>
 * has been added to the <code>java.beans</code> package.
 * Please see {@link java.beans.XMLEncoder}.
 *
 * @beaninfo
 *  attribute: isContainer false
 * description: Allows the editing of a line of text but doesn't show the characters.
 *
 * @author  Timothy Prinzing
 * @version 1.54 06/02/04
 */
public class JPasswordField extends JTextField {

    /**
     * Constructs a new <code>JPasswordField</code>,
     * with a default document, <code>null</code> starting
     * text string, and 0 column width.
     */
    public JPasswordField() {
        this(null,null,0);
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a new <code>JPasswordField</code> initialized
     * with the specified text.  The document model is set to the
     * default, and the number of columns to 0.
     *
     * @param text the text to be displayed, <code>null</code> if none
     */
    public JPasswordField(String text) {
        this(null, text, 0);
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a new empty <code>JPasswordField</code> with the specified
     * number of columns.  A default model is created, and the initial string
     * is set to <code>null</code>.
     *
     * @param columns the number of columns >= 0
     */ 
    public JPasswordField(int columns) {
        this(null, null, columns);
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a new <code>JPasswordField</code> initialized with
     * the specified text and columns.  The document model is set to
     * the default.
     *
     * @param text the text to be displayed, <code>null</code> if none
     * @param columns the number of columns >= 0
     */
    public JPasswordField(String text, int columns) {
        this(null, text, columns);
    }

    /**
     * Constructs a new <code>JPasswordField</code> that uses the
     * given text storage model and the given number of columns. 
     * This is the constructor through which the other constructors feed.
     * The echo character is set to '*'.  If the document model is
     * <code>null</code>, a default one will be created.
     *
     * @param doc  the text storage to use
     * @param txt the text to be displayed, <code>null</code> if none
     * @param columns  the number of columns to use to calculate 
     *   the preferred width >= 0; if columns is set to zero, the
     *   preferred width will be whatever naturally results from
     *   the component implementation
     */
    public JPasswordField(Document doc, String txt, int columns) {
        super(doc, txt, columns);
        echoChar = '*';
        // We could either leave this on, which wouldn't be secure,
        // or obscure the composted text, which essentially makes displaying
        // it useless. Therefore, we turn off input methods.
        enableInputMethods(false);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the name of the L&F class that renders this component.
     *
     * @return the string "PasswordFieldUI"
     * @see JComponent#getUIClassID
     * @see UIDefaults#getUI
     */
    public String getUIClassID() {
        return uiClassID;
    }


    /**
     * Returns the character to be used for echoing.  The default is '*'.
     *
     * @return the echo character, 0 if unset
     * @see #setEchoChar
     * @see #echoCharIsSet
     */
    public char getEchoChar() {
        return echoChar;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the echo character for this <code>JPasswordField</code>. 
     * Note that this is largely a suggestion, since the
     * view that gets installed can use whatever graphic techniques
     * it desires to represent the field.  Setting a value of 0 indicates
     * that you wish to see the text as it is typed, similar to 
     * the behavior of a standard <code>JTextField</code>.
     *
     * @param c the echo character to display
     * @see #echoCharIsSet
     * @see #getEchoChar
     * @beaninfo
     * description: character to display in place of the real characters
     *   attribute: visualUpdate true
     */
    public void setEchoChar(char c) {
        echoChar = c;
        repaint();
        revalidate();
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if this <code>JPasswordField</code> has a character
     * set for echoing.  A character is considered to be set if the echo
     * character is not 0.
     *
     * @return true if a character is set for echoing
     * @see #setEchoChar
     * @see #getEchoChar
     */
    public boolean echoCharIsSet() {
        return echoChar != 0;
    }

    // --- JTextComponent methods ----------------------------------

    /**
     * Invokes <code>provideErrorFeedback</code> on the current
     * look and feel, which typically initiates an error beep.
     * The normal behavior of transferring the
     * currently selected range in the associated text model
     * to the system clipboard, and removing the contents from
     * the model, is not acceptable for a password field.
     */
    public void cut() {
        if (getClientProperty("JPasswordField.cutCopyAllowed") != Boolean.TRUE) {
            UIManager.getLookAndFeel().provideErrorFeedback(this);
        } else {
            super.cut();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Invokes <code>provideErrorFeedback</code> on the current
     * look and feel, which typically initiates an error beep.
     * The normal behavior of transferring the
     * currently selected range in the associated text model
     * to the system clipboard, and leaving the contents from
     * the model, is not acceptable for a password field.
     */
    public void copy() {
        if (getClientProperty("JPasswordField.cutCopyAllowed") != Boolean.TRUE) {
            UIManager.getLookAndFeel().provideErrorFeedback(this);
        } else {
            super.copy();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns the text contained in this <code>TextComponent</code>. 
     * If the underlying document is <code>null</code>, will give a
     * <code>NullPointerException</code>.  
     * <p>
     * For security reasons, this method is deprecated.  Use the
     <code>* getPassword</code> method instead.
     * @deprecated As of Java 2 platform v1.2,
     * replaced by <code>getPassword</code>.
     * @return the text
     */
    @Deprecated
    public String getText() {
	return super.getText();
    }

    /**
     * Fetches a portion of the text represented by the
     * component.  Returns an empty string if length is 0.
     * <p>
     * For security reasons, this method is deprecated.  Use the
     * <code>getPassword</code> method instead.
     * @deprecated As of Java 2 platform v1.2,
     * replaced by <code>getPassword</code>.
     * @param offs the offset >= 0
     * @param len the length >= 0
     * @return the text
     * @exception BadLocationException if the offset or length are invalid
     */
    @Deprecated
    public String getText(int offs, int len) throws BadLocationException {
        return super.getText(offs, len);
    }

    /**
     * Returns the text contained in this <code>TextComponent</code>. 
     * If the underlying document is <code>null</code>, will give a
     * <code>NullPointerException</code>.  For stronger
     * security, it is recommended that the returned character array be
     * cleared after use by setting each character to zero.
     *
     * @return the text
     */
    public char[] getPassword() {
        Document doc = getDocument();
	Segment txt = new Segment();
        try {
            doc.getText(0, doc.getLength(), txt); // use the non-String API
        } catch (BadLocationException e) {
	    return null;
        }
	char[] retValue = new char[txt.count];
	System.arraycopy(txt.array, txt.offset, retValue, 0, txt.count);
        return retValue;
    }

    /** 
     * See readObject() and writeObject() in JComponent for more 
     * information about serialization in Swing.
     */
    private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream s) throws IOException {
        s.defaultWriteObject();
        if (getUIClassID().equals(uiClassID)) {
            byte count = JComponent.getWriteObjCounter(this);
            JComponent.setWriteObjCounter(this, --count);
            if (count == 0 && ui != null) {
                ui.installUI(this);
            }
        }
    }

    // --- variables -----------------------------------------------

    /**
     * @see #getUIClassID
     * @see #readObject
     */
    private static final String uiClassID = "PasswordFieldUI";

    private char echoChar;


    /**
     * Returns a string representation of this <code>JPasswordField</code>.
     * This method is intended to be used only for debugging purposes, and the 
     * content and format of the returned string may vary between      
     * implementations. The returned string may be empty but may not 
     * be <code>null</code>.
     * 
     * @return  a string representation of this <code>JPasswordField</code>
     */
    protected String paramString() {
	return super.paramString() +
	",echoChar=" + echoChar;
    }

/////////////////
// Accessibility support
////////////////


    /**
     * Returns the <code>AccessibleContext</code> associated with this 
     * <code>JPasswordField</code>. For password fields, the 
     * <code>AccessibleContext</code> takes the form of an 
     * <code>AccessibleJPasswordField</code>. 
     * A new <code>AccessibleJPasswordField</code> instance is created
     * if necessary.
     *
     * @return an <code>AccessibleJPasswordField</code> that serves as the 
     *         <code>AccessibleContext</code> of this
     *         <code>JPasswordField</code>
     */
    public AccessibleContext getAccessibleContext() {
        if (accessibleContext == null) {
            accessibleContext = new AccessibleJPasswordField();
        }
        return accessibleContext;
    }

    /**
     * This class implements accessibility support for the 
     * <code>JPasswordField</code> class.  It provides an implementation of the 
     * Java Accessibility API appropriate to password field user-interface 
     * elements.
     * <p>
     * <strong>Warning:</strong>
     * Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with
     * future Swing releases. The current serialization support is
     * appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running
     * the same version of Swing.  As of 1.4, support for long term storage
     * of all JavaBeans<sup><font size="-2">TM</font></sup>
     * has been added to the <code>java.beans</code> package.
     * Please see {@link java.beans.XMLEncoder}.
     */
    protected class AccessibleJPasswordField extends AccessibleJTextField {

        /**
         * Gets the role of this object.
         *
         * @return an instance of AccessibleRole describing the role of the
         *   object (AccessibleRole.PASSWORD_TEXT)
         * @see AccessibleRole
         */
        public AccessibleRole getAccessibleRole() {
            return AccessibleRole.PASSWORD_TEXT;
        }
    }
}