org.tigris.subversion.javahl

Interface PromptUserPassword

Known Subinterfaces:
PromptUserPassword2, PromptUserPassword3

public interface PromptUserPassword

The original interface for receiving callbacks for authentication. Consider this code deprecated -- new applications should use PromptUserPassword3 instead.

Method Summary

String
askQuestion(String realm, String question, boolean showAnswer)
ask the user a question where she answers with a text.
boolean
askYesNo(String realm, String question, boolean yesIsDefault)
ask the user a yes/no question
String
getPassword()
retrieve the password entered during the prompt call
String
getUsername()
retrieve the username entered during the prompt call
boolean
prompt(String realm, String username)
Ask the user for username and password The entered username/password is retrieved by the getUsername getPasswort methods.

Method Details

askQuestion

public String askQuestion(String realm,
                          String question,
                          boolean showAnswer)
ask the user a question where she answers with a text.
Parameters:
realm - for which server realm this information is requested.
question - question to be asked
showAnswer - if the answer is shown or hidden
Returns:
the entered text or null if canceled

askYesNo

public boolean askYesNo(String realm,
                        String question,
                        boolean yesIsDefault)
ask the user a yes/no question
Parameters:
realm - for which server realm this information is requested.
question - question to be asked
yesIsDefault - if yes should be the default
Returns:
the answer

getPassword

public String getPassword()
retrieve the password entered during the prompt call
Returns:
the password

getUsername

public String getUsername()
retrieve the username entered during the prompt call
Returns:
the username

prompt

public boolean prompt(String realm,
                      String username)
Ask the user for username and password The entered username/password is retrieved by the getUsername getPasswort methods.
Parameters:
realm - for which server realm this information is requested.
username - the default username
Returns:
Whether the prompt for authentication credentials was successful (e.g. in a GUI application whether the dialog box was canceled).