How to use PasswordBox as TextBox? [closed]

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I have a PasswordBox and I need to use this control even as a TextBox. I need to display normal text and not the typical black dots

Is there a property to do this? Thanks.

Answer 1

Here is your answer:

1. Use a Textbox
2. When you want the text masked set TextBox.UseSystemPasswordChar = true;
3. when you want to see the text set TextBox.UseSystemPasswordChar = false;
4. Profit

Example:

private void checkBox1_CheckedChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    if (checkBox1.Checked == true)
    {
        TextBox.UseSystemPasswordChar = true;
    }
    else 
    {
        TextBox.UseSystemPasswordChar = false;
    }
}

Black dots when you want them, words when you don't. You can use what ever trigger/logic you want for the turning on and off but this way you are only using one control and get all the functionality that you specified you needed.

Answer 2

Your best solution would be to have a Password Box with a checkbox underneath that says "Show characters" and then create a Trigger on the Password Box that overlays a TextBox on it for typing and retrieve the text as appropriate.

Answer 3

Superimpose a TextBox and a PasswordBox, keeping only one Visible at a time. When you want to switch over, copy over the value of the active one to the other one, and switch their visibilities. Simple.

Answer 4

I think everybody agrees on this very basic solution: Use a TextBox if you want to display what the user is typing.