textbox password Chars (VB)

[ThePentiumGuy]

textbox password Chars

In a textbox, how do you set its property so that the characters displayed in are in password format (*). I dont want the actual letters show, i want some asterisks(*) shown

 

[mutant]

Go to PasswordChar property and set a symbol that will cover all other letters. For ex. type "*" in there and it will look like standard password box.

 

[ThePentiumGuy]

oh ok

Basically the passwordChar is a character that can be used to mask the textBox,
in WindowsXP, they use Dots as Password Char masks, how do you those, its ALT + something, i forgot

 

[AndreRyan]

Use the XP Styling Manifest, I think it converts it automatically

 

[dynamic_sysop]

just set the textbox font to wingdings and use this l as the password char

 

[iebidan]

Using the WXP dots can only be done when the person uses WXP, on other versions you wont be able to use the dots, but as always there should be a trick to do it outside WXP calling some APIs. If I find something Ill let you know. or do what dynamic_sysop says meanwhile