Re: Getting a Password TextField NOT to display characters.

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From: Alex Humphreys
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 00:00

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Thanks, worked like a charm.

James D. Frentress wrote:

> Alex Humphreys wrote:
>
> > I have a simple login dialog that will take a user id and login as
> > text
> > field entries.  Now.  Is there a way i can get the Password box to
> > only
> > display * characters for the characters?  The only way I can think of
> > to
>
> Here's the answer, straight from the online docs:
>
>  setEchoChar
>
>  public void setEchoChar(char c)
>
>    Sets the echo character for this TextField. This is useful
>    for fields where the user input shouldn't be echoed to the
>    screen, as in the case of a TextField that represents a
>    password.
>
>    Parameters:
>       c - the echo character for this TextField
>    See Also:
>       echoCharIsSet, getEchoChar

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