How to hide password text?

[scott47303]

I cannot figure out how to do it. I want * to display when the user types in the field, how do you do this?

Thanks.

[Klaus]

Hi Scott,

its all buit in
...
ask password clear "Please enter password:"
if it <> empty then
## IT contains the password that the user entered
## and you can now check it
## If the user hit "cancel" the variable IT will be empty!
end if
...

Best

Klaus

[Mark]

Hi scott47303,

If you would like to make your own password field, here's a widget for you. The stack is called "Password Field". Scroll down to 1/3rd of the page.

Best,

Mark

[scott47303]

Mark, that is exactly what I was looking for, thanks! Wow, thats alot of code for something that sounds simple.

[Klaus]

Hi Scott,

sorry I overlooked "... when the user types into a field".
So Marks widget is the way to go.

And yes, lots of scripting involved


Best

Klaus

[Curry]

If password text is hidden when creating a new one, it's a good idea to enter twice and compare the two. It's too easy to make a small mistake and never notice.

[Mark]

Hi Curry,

That only applies if the password field is used for changing or creating a (new) password. If the field is only used to give access to a protected part of a stack, then one password field should be sufficient.

My widget could be added to a card twice, without any problem. The userpassword properties of the two fields could be compared to test the validity of a new password.

Best regards,

Mark

[Curry]

That's right, only twice when creating a new one!

[QuangNgo]

Hi mark

That is a lot of code for simple thing. In the visual studio this problem is quite easy.So sorry to say that.
So is there any other solution to do that?.

Quang

[Mark]

Hi Quang,

There are simpler solutions, but those are less secure or less flexible and you'd still have to add a lot of code to fix that. I'm not saying that my solution is perfect, it could still be improved, but that would require the addition of even more code

Kind regards,

Mark