CredentialItem.StringType (JGit - Parent 6.3.0.202209071007-r API)

java.lang.Object
- org.eclipse.jgit.transport.CredentialItem
- - org.eclipse.jgit.transport.CredentialItem.StringType

Direct Known Subclasses:

CredentialItem.Username

Enclosing class:

CredentialItem
```
public static class CredentialItem.StringType
extends CredentialItem
```
An item whose value is stored as a string. When working with secret data, consider CredentialItem.CharArrayType instead, as the internal members of the array can be cleared, reducing the chances that the password is left in memory after authentication is completed.

Nested Class Summary
- Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.eclipse.jgit.transport.CredentialItem
  CredentialItem.CharArrayType, CredentialItem.InformationalMessage, CredentialItem.Password, CredentialItem.StringType, CredentialItem.Username, CredentialItem.YesNoType

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

StringType(String promptText, boolean maskValue)
Initialize a prompt for a single string.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`clear()`	Clear the stored value, destroying it as much as possible.
`String`	`getValue()`
`void`	`setValue(String newValue)`

Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.jgit.transport.CredentialItem
getPromptText, isValueSecure

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

- Constructor Detail
  - StringType
```
public StringType(String promptText,
                  boolean maskValue)
```
    Initialize a prompt for a single string.
    
    Parameters:
    
    promptText - prompt to display to the user alongside of the input field. Should be sufficient text to indicate what to supply for this item.
    
    maskValue - true if the value should be masked from displaying during input. This should be true for passwords and other secrets, false for names and other public data.
- Method Detail
  - clear
```
public void clear()
```
    Description copied from class: CredentialItem
    
    Clear the stored value, destroying it as much as possible.
    
    Specified by:
    
    clear in class CredentialItem
  - getValue
```
public String getValue()
```
    Returns:
    
    the current value
  - setValue
```
public void setValue(String newValue)
```
    Parameters:
    
    newValue -