PasswordChar Property

Applies To

TextBox control.

Description

Specifies whether placeholder characters are displayed instead of the characters actually entered in a TextBox.

Syntax

object.PasswordChar [= String]

The PasswordChar property syntax has these parts:

Part

Description

object

Required. A valid object.

String

Optional. A string expression specifying the placeholder character.


Remarks

You can use the PasswordChar property to protect sensitive information, such as passwords or security codes. The value of PasswordChar is the character that appears in a control instead of the actual characters that the user types. If you don't specify a character, the control displays the characters that the user types.