PasswordBox.PasswordChar Property
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Gets or sets the masking character for the PasswordBox.
Namespace: System.Windows.Controls
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Property PasswordChar As Char
public char PasswordChar { get; set; }
<PasswordBox PasswordChar="char"/>
Property Value
Type: System.Char
A masking character to echo when the user enters text into the PasswordBox.
The default value is a bullet character (●).
Remarks
Dependency property identifier field: PasswordCharProperty
When text is entered into a PasswordBox, the masking character specified by this property is echoed in the password input field, rather than the actual password itself. This helps prevent passwords from being exposed to casual observers when they are entered.
Examples
The following code snippet demonstrates the PasswordChar property. This example is part of a larger example available in the PasswordBox class overview.
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Avoid hard-coding a password within your source code. |
<TextBlock Text="PasswordChar demonstration" Margin="20,10,0,0"/>
<PasswordBox x:Name="MyPWBox2" Margin="20,10,0,0" Height="35" Width="200" Password="HelloWorld" HorizontalAlignment="Left"/>
<PasswordBox x:Name="MyPWBox3" Margin="20,10,0,0" Height="35" Width="200" Password="HelloWorld" PasswordChar="$" HorizontalAlignment="Left"/>
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
See Also