Java replace password with asterisk in console

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Java replace password with asterisk in console

We should run it using java.exe instead of javaw.exe.
because we used Console.

/**
 * @author lautturi.com 
 * Java example: get/hide password on console / replace password with asterisk in java console
 */

import java.util.*;

public class Lautturi {
	public static void main(String[] args)  {
		char[] passwordArray = System.console().readPassword("Please enter the password:");
        for (int i = 0; i < passwordArray.length; i++) {
            System.out.print("*");
        }
        System.out.println();
        
		String password = new String(passwordArray);
		System.out.println(password);
	}
}

execute:

F:\java\hello\bin>"F:\Program Files\Java\jdk-19\bin\java.exe" hello.Lautturi
Please enter the password:

lautturi
Created Time:2017-10-04 14:45:02  Author:lautturi