Password (Java EE 8)

java.lang.Object
- javax.security.enterprise.credential.Password

```
public class Password
extends java.lang.Object
```
Represents a text-based password, and includes a built-in mechanism for securely clearing the value.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Password(char[] value)
Constructor

Password(java.lang.String value)
Constructor

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`clear()`	Securely clears the password value.
`boolean`	`compareTo(java.lang.String password)`
`char[]`	`getValue()`	Determines the password value.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Password
```
public Password(char[] value)
```
    Constructor
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - The password value
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.NullPointerException - Value is null
  - Password
```
public Password(java.lang.String value)
```
    Constructor
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - The password value
    
    Throws:
    
    java.lang.NullPointerException - Value is null
- Method Detail
  - getValue
```
public char[] getValue()
```
    Determines the password value.
    
    Returns:
    
    The password value, empty array if cleared.
  - clear
```
public void clear()
```
    Securely clears the password value.
  - compareTo
```
public boolean compareTo(java.lang.String password)
```