PasswordBox::PasswordChar Property
.NET Framework (current version)
Gets or sets the masking character for the PasswordBox.
Assembly: PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)
Property Value
Type: System::CharA masking character to echo when the user enters text into the PasswordBox.
The default value is a bullet character (●).
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.
Identifier field | |
Metadata properties set to true | None |
The following example shows how to set the PasswordChar attribute of a PasswordBox element.
<PasswordBox Name="pwdBox" MaxLength="64" PasswordChar="#" PasswordChanged="PasswordChangedHandler" />
The following example shows how to set the PasswordChar property programmatically.
.NET Framework
Available since 3.0
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Available since 3.0
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
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