Sets the characters to be displayed instead of those typed, or causes typed characters to show
#include <GuiRichEdit.au3>
_GUICtrlRichEdit_SetPasswordChar ( $hWnd [, $sDisplayChar = "*"] )
| $hWnd | Handle to the control |
| $sDisplayChar | [optional] The character to be displayed in place of the characters typed by the user. Special value: "" - characters typed are displayed |
| Succcess: | True. |
| Failure: | False and sets the @error flag to non-zero. |
| @error: | 101 - $hWnd is not a handle 102 - $sDisplayChar is not a character |
_GUICtrlRichEdit_GetPasswordChar
Search EM_SETPASSWORDCHAR in MSDN Library.
#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