SWT: InputDialog used for password input
dialog, java, jface, swt
Solution
Just create your own `Dialog`:
public static void main(String[] args) {
PasswordDialog dialog = new PasswordDialog(new Shell());
dialog.open();
System.out.println(dialog.getPassword());
}
public static class PasswordDialog extends Dialog {
private Text passwordField;
private String passwordString;
public PasswordDialog(Shell parentShell) {
super(parentShell);
}
@Override
protected void configureShell(Shell newShell)
{
super.configureShell(newShell);
newShell.setText("Please enter password");
}
@Override
protected Control createDialogArea(Composite parent) {
Composite comp = (Composite) super.createDialogArea(parent);
GridLayout layout = (GridLayout) comp.getLayout();
layout.numColumns = 2;
Label passwordLabel = new Label(comp, SWT.RIGHT);
passwordLabel.setText("Password: ");
passwordField = new Text(comp, SWT.SINGLE | SWT.BORDER | SWT.PASSWORD);
GridData data = new GridData(SWT.FILL, SWT.CENTER, true, false);
passwordField.setLayoutData(data);
return comp;
}
@Override
protected void okPressed()
{
passwordString = passwordField.getText();
super.okPressed();
}
@Override
protected void cancelPressed()
{
passwordField.setText("");
super.cancelPressed();
}
public String getPassword()
{
return passwordString;
}
}
The result looks like this:
Problem
How can I use a SWT `InputDialog` object to enter a password, replacing normal characters with usual `*`? Or it is not possible?