PasswordChar property

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

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.

See also

• Microsoft Forms examples
• Microsoft Forms reference
• Microsoft Forms concepts

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