Password Authentication - No database

[pinkdreammsss]

hey guyz , ive been trying to write an applet which gets the password from user , compares it with the library , if it matches , prints access granted . however i got this problem in if statement , i dont know how to compare my array which stores the password with the textfield " where user enter the password " take a look at below code , help me if u can . tnx

/* password authentication*/
 
import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

public class Password extends Applet implements ActionListener {
	

	private Label enterpass;
	private TextField password;

	
	public void init() {
	int pass[]={1,2,3,4,5,6};
		

	
		password=new TextField(20);
		enterpass=new Label("Please enter your password and press enter");
	
	
		add(enterpass);	
		add(password);
		
		password.addActionListener(this);
	
	
		
	}

	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
		
			if (e.getSource()==password){
			/* Compare the entered values with library , if match , then show access authenticated*/
			
			if(password==pass){
			password.setText("Access Granted");
			}
			else 
				password.setText("Access Denied");
		}
	}
		
		
		
	}

[r035198x]

You have declared your pass array inside the init method. That means it is only accessible inside that init method and you cannot refer to it inside the actionPerformed method. Those are basic scoping rules.
Declare it outside any method if you want it to be accessible in all the methods in your class. Also, why are you declaring the password as an int[] when the user is going to enter a String? Why not declare the pass variable as a String?

[pinkdreammsss]

at the moment im just testing it with numbers thats why im using int , so where should i put the array then ? under the ActionPerformed module?

[r035198x]

at the moment im just testing it with numbers thats why im using int ,..

You are not using int. You are using int[].

..so where should i put the array then ? under the ActionPerformed module?

Read my reply above again. And don't say vague things like module. actionPerformed is a method.

[pinkdreammsss]

You are not using int. You are using int[].


Read my reply above again. And don't say vague things like module. actionPerformed is a method.

i dont get what u mean !! declare it outside any method i wanna use ... could u gimme an example ?

[r035198x]

class A {

  //this is declared inside the class but outside any method.
   //it is available in all the non-static methods of this class
   private String pass = "12345";
   
   public void aMethod() {
      //this is declared inside the method aMethod
      //it is only accessible inside this method
      String input = "123";
   }

}

[pinkdreammsss]

alright , based on what u said , i did below code :
however , when i enter a , its says access denied ! whats wrong with my if statement?

/* password authentication*/
 
import java.awt.*;
import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.event.*;

public class Password extends Applet implements ActionListener {
	

	private Label enterpass;
	private TextField password;
	
	private String pass="a";	
	

	
	public void init() {
	

	
		password=new TextField(20);
		enterpass=new Label("Please enter your password and press enter");
	
	
		add(enterpass);	
		add(password);
		
		password.addActionListener(this);
	
	
		
	}

	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
		
			if (e.getSource()==password){
			/* Compare the entered values with library , if match , then show access authenticated*/
			
			if(password.equals(pass)){
			password.setText("Access Granted");
			}
			else 
				password.setText("Access Denied");
		}
	}
		
		
		
	}

[r035198x]

if(password.equals(pass)) is not correct. You are comparing a TextField with a String.
Instead you should be comparing the text in your textfield with the String with

if(password.getText().equals(pass))

[pinkdreammsss]

Thank u so much . finally solved it :)