Package org.refcodes.textual

Interface SecretHintBuilder

All Superinterfaces:

Text<SecretHintBuilder>, TextAccessor, TextAccessor.TextBuilder<SecretHintBuilder>, TextAccessor.TextMutator, TextAccessor.TextProperty, TextAccessor.TextProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

SecretHintBuilderImpl

public interface SecretHintBuilder
extends Text<SecretHintBuilder>

Dangerous builder for printing secret text such as passwords or pass-phrases or keys without unveiling too much of the secret information with still being able to say if the correct secret is being displayed. Useful in log-files, do not use any production log level! USE WITH CAUTION!

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.refcodes.textual.TextAccessor

TextAccessor.TextBuilder<B extends TextAccessor.TextBuilder<B>>, TextAccessor.TextMutator, TextAccessor.TextProperty, TextAccessor.TextProvider

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static String	asString(String aText)	Convenience method for directly invoking Text.toString(String...) without leaving any state.
static String	asString(String... aText)	Convenience method for directly invoking Text.toString(String...) without leaving any state.
static String[]	asStrings(String... aText)	Convenience method for directly invoking Text.toString(String...) without leaving any state.
static SecretHintBuilder	build()	This is a convenience method for easily instantiating the according builder.

Methods inherited from interface org.refcodes.textual.Text

toString, toStrings, withText

Methods inherited from interface org.refcodes.textual.TextAccessor

getText

Methods inherited from interface org.refcodes.textual.TextAccessor.TextBuilder

withText

Methods inherited from interface org.refcodes.textual.TextAccessor.TextMutator

setText, setText

Methods inherited from interface org.refcodes.textual.TextAccessor.TextProvider

toString, toStrings

Method Detail

asString

static String asString(String aText)

Convenience method for directly invoking Text.toString(String...) without leaving any state.

Parameters:

aText - The text to be obscured.

Returns:

The now obscured text.

asString

static String asString(String... aText)

Convenience method for directly invoking Text.toString(String...) without leaving any state.

Parameters:

aText - The text to be obscured.

Returns:

The now obscured text.

asStrings

static String[] asStrings(String... aText)

Convenience method for directly invoking Text.toString(String...) without leaving any state.

Parameters:

aText - array The text to be obscured.

Returns:

The now obscured text array.

build

static SecretHintBuilder build()

This is a convenience method for easily instantiating the according builder.

Returns:

an instance (using a default implementation) of this builder