PasswordChar Property (GcCharMask)

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Gets or sets the character used to mask characters of a password in the control.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Property PasswordChar As Char

'Usage
 
Dim instance As GcCharMask
Dim value As Char
 
instance.PasswordChar = value
 
value = instance.PasswordChar

public char PasswordChar {get; set;}

Property Value

The character used to mask characters entered in the control. Sets the value of this property to 0 (character value) if you do not want the control to mask characters as they are typed. Equals 0 (character value) by default.

Remarks

The PasswordChar can be used to create a password field in a dialog box. Although you can use any SBCS character, most Windows-based applications use the asterisk (*) (Chr(42)).

This property doesn't affect the Text property. The Text contains exactly what the user types or what was set from code. Setting the PasswordChar to 0, which is the default, will display the actual text in the control.

Reference

GcCharMask Class
GcCharMask Members

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