edu.jhu.tmaj.client.shared
Class PasswordDialog

java.lang.Object
  edu.jhu.tmaj.client.shared.PasswordDialog

public final class PasswordDialog
extends java.lang.Object

A Dialog that prompts the user for a password.

Method Summary

static java.lang.String

displayDialog(java.awt.Component component, java.lang.String passwordFieldDescription, java.lang.String intructions) Display a dialog prompting the user for a password.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

displayDialog

public static java.lang.String displayDialog(java.awt.Component component,
                                             java.lang.String passwordFieldDescription,
                                             java.lang.String intructions)

Display a dialog prompting the user for a password.

Parameters:

component - the component on which to display the dialog

passwordFieldDescription - a short description of the password the user is entering. Example: "password", "abc application password", "secret key" *

intructions - the instructions displayed to the user. Example: "Enter the password for the abc application feature".

Returns:

the password the user entered, or null if the user clicked cancel.