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TCustomEdit.PasswordChar

Allows to obfuscate the displayed text, showing all characters as PasswordChar.

Declaration

Source position: stdctrls.pp line 816

public property TCustomEdit.PasswordChar : Char
  read FPasswordChar
  write SetPasswordChar
  default #0;

Description

Typically used in password input, to hide the input from other viewers.

Remark: Malware still can read the Text property (WM_GETTEXT), to get the real text.

See also

TCustomEdit.EchoMode

  

Allows to modify the text display, useful for entering passwords.

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