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PasswordPropertyTextAttribute Class

.NET Framework (current version)

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Indicates that an object's text representation is obscured by characters such as asterisks. This class cannot be inherited.

Namespace: System.ComponentModel
Assembly: System (in System.dll)

Inheritance Hierarchy

System::Object
System::Attribute
System.ComponentModel::PasswordPropertyTextAttribute

Syntax

C++

[AttributeUsageAttribute(AttributeTargets::All)]
public ref class PasswordPropertyTextAttribute sealed : Attribute

Constructors

	Name	Description
	PasswordPropertyTextAttribute()	Initializes a new instance of the PasswordPropertyTextAttribute class.
	PasswordPropertyTextAttribute(Boolean)	Initializes a new instance of the PasswordPropertyTextAttribute class, optionally showing password text.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Password	Gets a value indicating if the property for which the PasswordPropertyTextAttribute is defined should be shown as password text.
	TypeId	When implemented in a derived class, gets a unique identifier for this Attribute.(Inherited from Attribute.)

Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object^)	Determines whether two PasswordPropertyTextAttribute instances are equal.(Overrides Attribute::Equals(Object^).)
	GetHashCode()	Returns the hash code for this instance.(Overrides Attribute::GetHashCode().)
	GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)
	IsDefaultAttribute()	Returns an indication whether the value of this instance is the default value.(Overrides Attribute::IsDefaultAttribute().)
	Match(Object^)	When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object.(Inherited from Attribute.)
	ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

Fields

	Name	Description
	Default	Specifies the default value for the PasswordPropertyTextAttribute.
	No	Specifies that a text property is not used as a password. This static (Shared in Visual Basic) field is read-only.
	Yes	Specifies that a text property is used as a password. This static (Shared in Visual Basic) field is read-only.

Explicit Interface Implementations

	Name	Description
	_Attribute::GetIDsOfNames(Guid%, IntPtr, UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr)	Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers.(Inherited from Attribute.)
	_Attribute::GetTypeInfo(UInt32, UInt32, IntPtr)	Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface.(Inherited from Attribute.)
	_Attribute::GetTypeInfoCount(UInt32%)	Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1).(Inherited from Attribute.)
	_Attribute::Invoke(UInt32, Guid%, UInt32, Int16, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr, IntPtr)	Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object.(Inherited from Attribute.)

Remarks

If the PasswordPropertyTextAttribute attribute is placed on a property or a type, its text representation in a property window appears as dots or asterisks to indicate a password field.

Caution
This indication in no way represents any type of encryption or security. For more information about using attributes, see Extending Metadata Using Attributes.

The following code example demonstrates using the PasswordPropertyTextAttribute to obscure the value of a string property in a PropertyGrid control. For a full code listing, see How to: Apply Attributes in Windows Forms Controls.

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