com.jidesoft.converter
Class PasswordConverter

java.lang.Object
  com.jidesoft.converter.DefaultObjectConverter
      com.jidesoft.converter.PasswordConverter

All Implemented Interfaces:

ObjectConverter

public class PasswordConverter
extends DefaultObjectConverter

Converter which converts String to String and converts it back.

Field Summary

static ConverterContext

CONTEXT ConverterContext if the String is a file name.

Constructor Summary

PasswordConverter()

PasswordConverter(char echoChar)
Creates a PasswordConverter.

Method Summary

Object	fromString(String string, ConverterContext context) Converts from String to an object.
char	getEchoChar()
void	setEchoChar(char echoChar)
boolean	supportFromString(String string, ConverterContext context) If it supports fromString.
String	toString(Object object, ConverterContext context) Converts from object to String based on current locale.

Methods inherited from class com.jidesoft.converter.DefaultObjectConverter

supportToString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

CONTEXT

public static ConverterContext CONTEXT

ConverterContext if the String is a file name.

Constructor Detail

PasswordConverter

public PasswordConverter()

PasswordConverter

public PasswordConverter(char echoChar)

Creates a PasswordConverter.

Parameters:

echoChar - The echo char. It is used to replace the real password so that other people can't see what user is typing.

Method Detail

toString

public String toString(Object object,
                       ConverterContext context)

Description copied from interface: ObjectConverter

Converts from object to String based on current locale.

Specified by:

toString in interface ObjectConverter

Overrides:

toString in class DefaultObjectConverter

Parameters:

object - object to be converted

context - converter context to be used

Returns:

the String

getEchoChar

public char getEchoChar()

setEchoChar

public void setEchoChar(char echoChar)

supportFromString

public boolean supportFromString(String string,
                                 ConverterContext context)

Description copied from interface: ObjectConverter

If it supports fromString.

Specified by:

supportFromString in interface ObjectConverter

Overrides:

supportFromString in class DefaultObjectConverter

Parameters:

string - the string

context - context to be converted

Returns:

true if it supports

fromString

public Object fromString(String string,
                         ConverterContext context)

Description copied from interface: ObjectConverter

Converts from String to an object.

Specified by:

fromString in interface ObjectConverter

Overrides:

fromString in class DefaultObjectConverter

Parameters:

string - the string

context - context to be converted

Returns:

the object converted from string