Get password from JPasswordField

Source code below will show you, how to get password that we put in JPasswordField.

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COMPLETE SOURCE CODE FOR : GetPassword.java
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import javax.swing.JPasswordField;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;

import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

import java.awt.GridLayout;

public class GetPassword implements ActionListener
{
//Create a password field using JPasswordField
JPasswordField passwordField=new JPasswordField();

//Create a button with text ( Get the password )
JButton button=new JButton("Get the password");

//Create a JFrame with title ( Get password from JPasswordField )
JFrame frame=new JFrame("Get password from JPasswordField");

public GetPassword()
{
 //Add action listener to button
 button.addActionListener(this);

 //Set JFrame layout to GridLayout.
 //ROW : 2
 //COLUMN : 1
 frame.setLayout(new GridLayout(2,1));

 //Add password field into JFrame
 frame.add(passwordField);

 //Add button into JFrame
 frame.add(button);

 //Set default close operation for JFrame
 frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

 //Set JFrame size to :
 //WIDTH : 500 pixels
 //HEIGHT : 100 pixels
 frame.setSize(500,100);

 //Make JFrame visible. So we can see it
 frame.setVisible(true);
}

//Operation for button
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event)
{
 if(event.getSource()==button)
 {
  //Show message box that contains your password
  JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(frame,"MY PASSWORD IS : "+passwordField.getText());
 }
}

public static void main(String[]args)
{
 GetPassword gp=new GetPassword();
}
}

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JUST COMPILE AND EXECUTE IT
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