Function Reference


_GUICtrlRichEdit_GetPasswordChar

Gets the password character that a rich edit control displays when the user enters text

#include <GuiRichEdit.au3>
_GUICtrlRichEdit_GetPasswordChar ( $hWnd )

Parameters

$hWnd Handle to the control

Return Value

Success: the character to be displayed in place of any characters typed by the user.
Special: 0 - there is no password character, so the control displays the characters typed by the user.
Failure: an empty string and sets the @error flag to non-zero.
@error: 101 - $hWnd is not a handle

Related

_GUICtrlRichEdit_SetPasswordChar

See Also

Search EM_GETPASSWORDCHAR in MSDN Library.

Example

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GuiRichEdit.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Global $g_idLblMsg, $g_hRichEdit

Example()

Func Example()
        Local $hGui, $iMsg, $idBtnNext, $iStep = 0
        $hGui = GUICreate("Example (" & StringTrimRight(@ScriptName, StringLen(".exe")) & ")", 320, 350, -1, -1)
        $g_hRichEdit = _GUICtrlRichEdit_Create($hGui, "This is a test.", 10, 10, 300, 220, _
                        BitOR($ES_MULTILINE, $WS_VSCROLL, $ES_AUTOVSCROLL))
        $g_idLblMsg = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 10, 235, 300, 60)
        $idBtnNext = GUICtrlCreateButton("Next", 270, 310, 40, 30)
        GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

        Report("Initial state after creation:")

        While True
                $iMsg = GUIGetMsg()
                Select
                        Case $iMsg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                                _GUICtrlRichEdit_Destroy($g_hRichEdit) ; needed unless script crashes
                                ; GUIDelete()   ; is OK too
                                Exit
                        Case $iMsg = $idBtnNext
                                $iStep += 1
                                Switch $iStep
                                        Case 1
                                                _GUICtrlRichEdit_SetPasswordChar($g_hRichEdit, "*")
                                                Report("Changed password character. Type some text")
                                        Case 2
                                                _GUICtrlRichEdit_SetPasswordChar($g_hRichEdit, "")
                                                Report("Changed it back")
                                                GUICtrlSetState($idBtnNext, $GUI_DISABLE)
                                EndSwitch
                EndSelect
        WEnd
EndFunc   ;==>Example

Func Report($sMsg)
        Local $sPasswordChar
        $sPasswordChar = _GUICtrlRichEdit_GetPasswordChar($g_hRichEdit)
        If $sPasswordChar = "" Then
                $sMsg &= @CRLF & "Characters appear as typed"
        Else
                $sMsg = $sMsg & @CRLF & "Typed characters appear as " & $sPasswordChar & "s"
        EndIf
        GUICtrlSetData($g_idLblMsg, $sMsg)
EndFunc   ;==>Report