JPasswordField.getEchoChar() has the following syntax.
public char getEchoChar()
In the following code shows how to use JPasswordField.getEchoChar() method.
import java.awt.BorderLayout; /*ww w . j a va 2 s.c om*/ import javax.swing.Box; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JPasswordField; import javax.swing.JTextField; public class Main { public static void main(String args[]) { JFrame f = new JFrame("JPasswordField Sample"); f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); Box rowOne = Box.createHorizontalBox(); rowOne.add(new JLabel("Username")); rowOne.add(new JTextField()); Box rowTwo = Box.createHorizontalBox(); rowTwo.add(new JLabel("Password")); JPasswordField jpassword = new JPasswordField(); rowTwo.add(jpassword); f.add(rowOne, BorderLayout.NORTH); f.add(rowTwo, BorderLayout.SOUTH); f.setSize(300, 200); f.setVisible(true); jpassword.setEchoChar('#'); System.out.println(jpassword.getEchoChar()); } }