Password with touchsheild

So ive been studying the code for the arduino touch shield located here. I think I have a pretty good understanding of the code so far Im just not sure how I would set up a password to power a pin on the arduino. This is what im working on now can any one give points for my code?

/* 
 Touch Sense Shield Example using the MPR121 touch sensor IC 
 
 SparkFun Electronics
 created on: February 25, 2013
 license: Beerware. Feel free to use, reuse, modify and do
 anything with this code. If you find it useful, you can buy me a
 beer next time we meet!
 
 This is a simple example sketch to show of the functionality of
 the MPR121 capacitive touch sensor. Pressing a pad will print the
 corresponding number onto the Serial Monitor at 9600 bps.
 
 Hardware: Any Arduino.
*/

// include the atmel I2C libs
#include "mpr121.h"
#include <Wire.h>

const byte MPR121_ADDRESS = 0x5A;

// Match key inputs with electrode numbers
// The defined numbers match up to key labels on the touch shield
#define ELE1 8
#define ELE2 5
#define ELE3 2
#define ELE4 7
#define ELE5 4
#define ELE6 1
#define ELE7 6
#define ELE8 3
#define ELE9 0

//extras (not connected to buttons on the shield)
#define ELE9 9
#define ELE10 10
#define ELE11 11

//interupt pin
const byte irqPin = 2;  // D2

void setup()
{
  //make sure the interrupt pin is an input and pulled high
  pinMode(irqPin, INPUT);
  digitalWrite(irqPin, HIGH);
  
  Serial.begin(9600); //configure serial out
  
  Wire.begin(); // initalize I2C bus
  
  mpr121QuickConfig(); // initialize mpr121
  
  Serial.println("MPR121 Initialized. Press buttons!");
}

void loop()
{
  if (!digitalRead(irqPin))
  {
    getNumber();
  }
}

void getNumber()
{
  int touchNumber = 0;
  uint16_t touchstatus;
  char digits;
  
  touchstatus = getTouchStatus();
  
  for (int j=0; j<12; j++)  // Check how many electrodes were pressed
  {
    if ((touchstatus & (1<<j)))
      touchNumber++;
  }
  
  if (touchNumber == 1)
  {
    if (touchstatus & (1<<ELE7))
    {
      digits = '7';
    }
    else if (touchstatus & (1<<ELE4))
    {
      digits = '4';
    }
    else if (touchstatus & (1<<ELE1))
    {
      digits = '1';
    }
    else if (touchstatus & (1<<ELE8))
    {
      digits = '8';
    }
    else if (touchstatus & (1<<ELE5))
    {
      digits = '5';
    }
    else if (touchstatus & (1<<ELE2))
    {
      digits = '2';
    }
    else if (touchstatus & (1<<ELE9))
    {
      digits = '9';
    }
    else if (touchstatus & (1<<ELE6))
    {
      digits = '6';
    }
    else if (touchstatus & (1<<ELE3))
    {
      digits = '3';
    }
    Serial.println(digits);
  }
  //do nothing if more than one button is pressed, or if all are released
  else if (touchNumber == 0)
    ;
  else
    ;
}

/* getTouchStatus() will return a 16-bit value that relates the
current touched status of each button. The LSB represents electrodes
0-7 (bit 0 = electrode 0), and the lowest 4 bits of the MSB
represent electrods 8-11. A 1 means a button is being touched.*/
unsigned int getTouchStatus()
{
  Wire.beginTransmission(MPR121_ADDRESS); // Transmit I2C address
  Wire.write(0x00);  // Write register address of touch status byte
  Wire.endTransmission(false);  // Transmit bytes, and send restart message
  
  Wire.requestFrom(MPR121_ADDRESS, (byte) 2);
  byte lsb = Wire.read();
  byte msb = Wire.read();
  unsigned int touch = ((msb << 8) | lsb);
  
  return touch;
}

/* mpr121Read(byte) will read a byte from the register at location
address. */
byte mpr121Read(byte address)
{
  Wire.beginTransmission(MPR121_ADDRESS); // Transmit I2C address
  Wire.write(address);  // Write register address
  Wire.endTransmission(false);  // Transmit bytes, and send restart message
  
  Wire.requestFrom(MPR121_ADDRESS, (byte) 1);
  byte value = Wire.read();
  
  return value;
}

/* mpr121Write(byte, byte) will write a byte (data) to a register
(at address). */
void mpr121Write(byte address, byte data)
{
  Wire.beginTransmission(MPR121_ADDRESS);
  Wire.write(address);
  Wire.write(data);
  Wire.endTransmission();
}

void mpr121QuickConfig(void)
{
  // Section A
  // This group controls filtering when data is > baseline.
  mpr121Write(MHD_R, 0x01);
  mpr121Write(NHD_R, 0x01);
  mpr121Write(NCL_R, 0x00);
  mpr121Write(FDL_R, 0x00);

  // Section B
  // This group controls filtering when data is < baseline.
  mpr121Write(MHD_F, 0x01);
  mpr121Write(NHD_F, 0x01);
  mpr121Write(NCL_F, 0xFF);
  mpr121Write(FDL_F, 0x02);
  
  // Section C
  // This group sets touch and release thresholds for each electrode
  mpr121Write(ELE0_T, TOU_THRESH);
  mpr121Write(ELE0_R, REL_THRESH);
  mpr121Write(ELE1_T, TOU_THRESH);
  mpr121Write(ELE1_R, REL_THRESH);
  mpr121Write(ELE2_T, TOU_THRESH);
  mpr121Write(ELE2_R, REL_THRESH);
  mpr121Write(ELE3_T, TOU_THRESH);
  mpr121Write(ELE3_R, REL_THRESH);
  mpr121Write(ELE4_T, TOU_THRESH);
  mpr121Write(ELE4_R, REL_THRESH);
  mpr121Write(ELE5_T, TOU_THRESH);
  mpr121Write(ELE5_R, REL_THRESH);
  mpr121Write(ELE6_T, TOU_THRESH);
  mpr121Write(ELE6_R, REL_THRESH);
  mpr121Write(ELE7_T, TOU_THRESH);
  mpr121Write(ELE7_R, REL_THRESH);
  mpr121Write(ELE8_T, TOU_THRESH);
  mpr121Write(ELE8_R, REL_THRESH);
  mpr121Write(ELE9_T, TOU_THRESH);
  mpr121Write(ELE9_R, REL_THRESH);
  mpr121Write(ELE10_T, TOU_THRESH);
  mpr121Write(ELE10_R, REL_THRESH);
  mpr121Write(ELE11_T, TOU_THRESH);
  mpr121Write(ELE11_R, REL_THRESH);
  
  // Section D
  // Set the Filter Configuration
  // Set ESI2
  mpr121Write(FIL_CFG, 0x04);
  
  // Section E
  // Electrode Configuration
  // Enable 6 Electrodes and set to run mode
  // Set ELE_CFG to 0x00 to return to standby mode
  mpr121Write(ELE_CFG, 0x0C);	// Enables all 12 Electrodes
  //mpr121Write(ELE_CFG, 0x06);		// Enable first 6 electrodes
  
  // Section F
  // Enable Auto Config and auto Reconfig
  /*mpr121Write(ATO_CFG0, 0x0B);
  mpr121Write(ATO_CFGU, 0xC9);	// USL = (Vdd-0.7)/vdd*256 = 0xC9 @3.3V   mpr121Write(ATO_CFGL, 0x82);	// LSL = 0.65*USL = 0x82 @3.3V
  mpr121Write(ATO_CFGT, 0xB5);*/	// Target = 0.9*USL = 0xB5 @3.3V
}

so if i wanted to make i so if i hit 1 it would turn power to pin 1 would it be somthing like this? Im not sure how to define multiple touchstatus like 777 digital write (1, HIGH)

{
    if (touchstatus & (1<<ELE7))
   digitalWrite (1, HIGH)
    {

What does getNumber() accomplish? It doesn't return a value, and I don't see it setting a global to any number that represents anything useful.

Can you point me in the right direction maby? link to a reference that my help?