Console.readPassword() has the following syntax.
public char[] readPassword()
In the following code shows how to use Console.readPassword() method.
import java.io.Console; /*from www . j av a 2s. c om*/ public class Main { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { Console cnsl = System.console(); if (cnsl != null) { String alpha = cnsl.readLine("Name: "); System.out.println("Name is: " + alpha); char[] pwd = cnsl.readPassword("Password: "); System.out.println("Password is: " + pwd); } } }
The code above generates the following result.