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ChangePassword.NewPassword Property

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly:
System.Web.dll

Gets the new password entered by the user.

public:
 virtual property System::String ^ NewPassword { System::String ^ get(); };
[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
[System.Web.UI.Themeable(false)]
public virtual string NewPassword { get; }
[<System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)>]
[<System.Web.UI.Themeable(false)>]
member this.NewPassword : string
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property NewPassword As String

Property Value

String

The new password entered by the user.

Attributes
BrowsableAttribute ThemeableAttribute

Examples

The following code example shows how to use an ASP.NET page that uses a ChangePassword control, and includes a handler for the ChangingPassword event named ChangingPassword. ChangingPassword compares the old password stored in the CurrentPassword property to the new password stored in NewPassword. If they are the same, changing the password fails.

The ChangePassword control sets the DisplayUserName property to true to enable the user to enter their user name. This means that the user does not have to log on to view the page.

The code example assumes that the ASP.NET Web site has been configured to use ASP.NET membership and Forms authentication, and that a user has been created whose name and password are known to you. For more information, see How to: Implement Simple Forms Authentication.

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">

  void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
    //Manually register the event-handling methods.
    ChangePassword1.ChangingPassword += new LoginCancelEventHandler(this._ChangingPassword);
  }

  void _ChangingPassword(Object sender, LoginCancelEventArgs e)
  {
    if (ChangePassword1.CurrentPassword.ToString() == ChangePassword1.NewPassword.ToString())
    {
      Message1.Visible = true;
      Message1.Text = "Old password and new password must be different.  Please try again.";
      e.Cancel = true;
    }
    else
    {
      //This line prevents the error showing up after a first failed attempt.
      Message1.Visible = false;
    }
  }

</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
  <title>ChangePassword including a ChangingPassword event handler</title>
</head>
<body>
  <form id="form1" runat="server">
  <div style="text-align:center">

    <h1>ChangePassword</h1>
    
    <asp:LoginView ID="LoginView1" Runat="server" 
      Visible="true">
      <LoggedInTemplate>
        <asp:LoginName ID="LoginName1" Runat="server" FormatString="You are logged in as {0}." />
        <br />
      </LoggedInTemplate>
      <AnonymousTemplate>
        You are not logged in
      </AnonymousTemplate>
    </asp:LoginView><br />
    
    <asp:ChangePassword ID="ChangePassword1" Runat="server"
      BorderStyle="Solid" 
      BorderWidth="1" 
      CancelDestinationPageUrl="~/Default.aspx" 
      DisplayUserName="true" 
      OnChangingPassword="_ChangingPassword"
      ContinueDestinationPageUrl="~/Default.aspx" >
    </asp:ChangePassword><br />
  
    <asp:Label ID="Message1" Runat="server" ForeColor="Red" /><br />

    <asp:HyperLink ID="HyperLink1" Runat="server" 
      NavigateUrl="~/Default.aspx">
      Home
    </asp:HyperLink>
    
  </div>
  </form>
</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<script runat="server">

  Public Sub PageLoad(ByVal Sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    'Manually register the event-handling methods.
    AddHandler ChangePassword1.ChangingPassword, AddressOf Me._ChangingPassword
  End Sub

  Public Sub _ChangingPassword(ByVal Sender As Object, ByVal e As LoginCancelEventArgs)
    If (ChangePassword1.CurrentPassword.ToString() = ChangePassword1.NewPassword.ToString) Then
      Message1.Visible = True
      Message1.Text = "Old password and new password must be different.  Please try again."
      e.Cancel = True
    Else
      'This line prevents the error showing up after a first failed attempt.
      Message1.Visible = False
    End If
  End Sub

</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head runat="server">
  <title>ChangePassword including a ChangingPassword event handler</title>
</head>
<body>
  <form id="form1" runat="server">
  <div style="text-align:center">

    <h1>ChangePassword</h1>
    
    <asp:LoginView ID="LoginView1" Runat="server" 
      Visible="true">
      <LoggedInTemplate>
        <asp:LoginName ID="LoginName1" Runat="server" FormatString="You are logged in as {0}." />
        <br />
      </LoggedInTemplate>
      <AnonymousTemplate>
        You are not logged in
      </AnonymousTemplate>
    </asp:LoginView><br />
    
    <asp:ChangePassword ID="ChangePassword1" Runat="server"
      BorderStyle="Solid" 
      BorderWidth="1" 
      CancelDestinationPageUrl="~/Default.aspx" 
      DisplayUserName="true" 
      OnChangingPassword="_ChangingPassword"
      ContinueDestinationPageUrl="~/Default.aspx" >
    </asp:ChangePassword><br />
  
    <asp:Label ID="Message1" Runat="server" ForeColor="Red" /><br />

    <asp:HyperLink ID="HyperLink1" Runat="server" 
      NavigateUrl="~/Default.aspx">
      Home
    </asp:HyperLink>
    
  </div>
  </form>
</body>
</html>

Remarks

The NewPassword property contains the new password entered by the user.

You can use the NewPasswordRegularExpression property to define the requirements for the new password. This regular expression is used to enforce password rules on the client side. The NewPasswordRegularExpression is not related to the password enforcement that can be configured at the data store level. The password must meet the minimum requirements set by the membership provider in the MinRequiredPasswordLength, MinRequiredNonAlphanumericCharacters, and PasswordStrengthRegularExpression properties. If the password does not meet these requirements, the ChangePasswordError event is raised.

Important

Transmitting passwords over HTTP is a potential security threat. HTTP transmissions can be viewed or compromised by malicious users. To improve security when using login controls, you should use HTTPS protocol with secure sockets layer (SSL) encryption to ensure that the user's password cannot be read during postback. For more information, see Securing Login Controls.

This property cannot be set by themes or style sheet themes. For more information, see ThemeableAttribute and ASP.NET Themes and Skins.

Applies to

See also