PasswordPropertyTextAttribute Class
Indicates that an object's text representation is obscured by characters such as asterisks. This class cannot be inherited.
Assembly: System (in System.dll)
The PasswordPropertyTextAttribute type exposes the following members.
| 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. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Equals | Determines whether two PasswordPropertyTextAttribute instances are equal. (Overrides Attribute::Equals(Object).) |
![]() | Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from 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 | When overridden in a derived class, returns a value that indicates whether this instance equals a specified object. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() | MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| 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. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | _Attribute::GetIDsOfNames | Maps a set of names to a corresponding set of dispatch identifiers. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() ![]() | _Attribute::GetTypeInfo | Retrieves the type information for an object, which can be used to get the type information for an interface. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() ![]() | _Attribute::GetTypeInfoCount | Retrieves the number of type information interfaces that an object provides (either 0 or 1). (Inherited from Attribute.) |
![]() ![]() | _Attribute::Invoke | Provides access to properties and methods exposed by an object. (Inherited from Attribute.) |
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 |
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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.
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
