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rpatrick00
Contributor
5 years ago

Why does the Account connect() method return a string?

I thought I understood the custom Account connect method when using a ValidatableAccount returned a string to display to the user if/when the connect() method succeeds. However, my testing shows me ...
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robin
Former Employee
5 years ago

@rpatrick00 The T Account<T>.connect() method supports Java Generics - you can make it return whatever type you choose (not just a String).

If it is a String, it can be used to get a reference to a token value for example and be used in every request. It could also be a complex object holding a variety of information to be used however you wish, including outputting it in a Document.