PasswordBox control WPF in VB.NET

Here we will see that how to create a PasswordBox control and also explain various property of the PasswordBox control in XAML.
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Here we will see that how to create a PasswordBox control and also explain various property of the PasswordBox control in XAML.

PasswordBox control

The PasswordBox control looks like TextBox control. The TextBox doesn't have a password mode. For the Password Mode we use PasswordBox control but password control does not support TextBox features like multiline text, typography, text decorations. PasswordBox control is used to hide the characters a user is typing for privacy and security reasons. It is essential to use this control whenever you are receiving a password from a user.

Creating a PasswordBox control in XAML

<PasswordBox Height="23" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="10,10,0,0" Name="PasswordBox1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="120" />

The Width and Height attributes of the PasswordBox element represent the width and the height of a Password. The Name attribute represents the name of the control, which is a unique identifier of a control.

The default view of the PasswordBox control looks like this.

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Important property

Width - The Width property of the Passwordbox control represent the width of a PasswordBox.

Height -  The Height property of the Passwordbox control represent the width of a PasswordBox.

MaxLength - The MaxLength property is used to get and set the maximum number of characters you can enter in a PasswordBox.

Password property - The Password property is used to get and set the current password in a PasswordBox.

PasswordChar - PasswordChar property is used to get and set the masking character for the PasswordBox. The default masking character is a dot(.).

VerticalAlignment - VerticalAlignment is used to Gets or sets the vertical alignment characteristics applied to this element when it is composed within a parent element such as a panel or items control.

HorizontalAlignment - HorizontalAlignment is used to Get or set the horizontal alignment characteristics applied to this element when it is composed within a parent element.

Using MaxLength property

The maxLenth property Defines the maximum number of character that we enter in the PasswordBox control.

For example - suppose we sets the MaxLenth property = 6 then it will take only 6 char after 6 char it will stop to take character automatically.

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Output looks like this.

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Using the property PasswordChar

The default masking character is a dot(.) but we can change masking character . to * or other char.

For example we change property PasswordChar =* and then enter password in the box.

XAML code

<PasswordBox Height="29" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="142,16,0,0" Name="PasswordBox1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="167" PasswordChar="*" />

It will looks like this.

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Figure4.gif

Using foreground property

Set the Foreground property to display the char color of the control.

XAML code

<PasswordBox Height="30" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="94,64,0,0" Name="PasswordBox1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="236" PasswordChar="*" Foreground="Aqua" />

The form looks like the below figure.

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