javax.resource.spi.security

## Class PasswordCredential

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.resource.spi.security.PasswordCredential

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.io.Serializable

      public final class PasswordCredential
      extends java.lang.Object
      implements java.io.Serializable

  The class PasswordCredential acts as a holder for username and password.
  Since:
    0.6
  See Also:
    `ManagedConnectionFactory`, Serialized Form

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `PasswordCredential(java.lang.String userName, char[] password)` Creates a new `PasswordCredential` object from the given user name and password.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `boolean` | `equals(java.lang.Object other)` Compares this PasswordCredential with the specified object for equality.
    `ManagedConnectionFactory` | `getManagedConnectionFactory()` Gets the target ManagedConnectionFactory for which the user name and password has been set by the application server.
    `char[]` | `getPassword()` Returns the user password.
    `java.lang.String` | `getUserName()` Returns the user name.
    `int` | `hashCode()` Returns the hash code for this PasswordCredential
    `void` | `setManagedConnectionFactory(ManagedConnectionFactory mcf)` Sets the target ManagedConenctionFactory instance for which the user name and password has been set by the application server.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### PasswordCredential

          public PasswordCredential(java.lang.String userName,
                                    char[] password)

      Creates a new `PasswordCredential` object from the given user name and password.

      Note that the given user password is cloned before it is stored in the new `PasswordCredential` object.

      Parameters:
        `userName` - the user name
        `password` - the user's password

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getUserName

          public java.lang.String getUserName()

      Returns the user name.
      Returns:
        the user name

    - #### getPassword

          public char[] getPassword()

      Returns the user password.

      Note that this method returns a reference to the password. It is the caller's responsibility to zero out the password information after it is no longer needed.

      Returns:
        the password

    - #### getManagedConnectionFactory

          public ManagedConnectionFactory getManagedConnectionFactory()

      Gets the target ManagedConnectionFactory for which the user name and password has been set by the application server. A ManagedConnection- Factory uses this field to find out whether PasswordCredential should be used by it for sign-on to the target EIS instance.
      Returns:
        ManagedConnectionFactory instance for which user name and password have been specified

    - #### setManagedConnectionFactory

          public void setManagedConnectionFactory(ManagedConnectionFactory mcf)

      Sets the target ManagedConenctionFactory instance for which the user name and password has been set by the application server.
      Parameters:
        `mcf` - ManagedConnectionFactory instance for which user name and password have been specified

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals(java.lang.Object other)

      Compares this PasswordCredential with the specified object for equality. The two PasswordCredential instances are the same if they are equal in username and password.
      Overrides:
        `equals` in class `java.lang.Object`
      Parameters:
        `other` - Object to which PasswordCredential is to be compared
      Returns:
        `true` if and if the specified object is a PasswordCredential whose username and password are equal to this instance.

    - #### hashCode

          public int hashCode()

      Returns the hash code for this PasswordCredential
      Overrides:
        `hashCode` in class `java.lang.Object`
      Returns:
        hash code for this PasswordCredential

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