How to convert edit control to password type.

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I am having a Edit control and I want to change it to password type. How I can do it programmatically ?
I am using Visual C++ (MFC application)

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CEdit* pEdit = ( CEdit* ) GetDlgItem( IDC_.... );
pEdit->ModifyStyle( 0, ES_PASSWORD );

But this code is not working.

Posted 8-Jun-16 21:20pm

Member 10641779

Updated 8-Jun-16 21:36pm

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See also EM_SETPASSWORDCHAR message (Windows)[^].

Posted 8-Jun-16 21:36pm

Richard MacCutchan

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Member 10641779 9-Jun-16 6:58am

This one I checked earlier, this is converting password text into normal text. where as I need text to password.

Richard MacCutchan 9-Jun-16 7:30am

Then you must be doing it wrong.

Member 10641779 10-Jun-16 5:17am

GetDlgItem(IDC_...)->SendMessage(EM_SETPASSWORDCHAR, 0, 0);
this will change password to text.
Can you plz write down code to convert text to password?

Richard MacCutchan 10-Jun-16 5:20am

Go back to the link I gave you and study the details.

Member 10641779 10-Jun-16 7:18am

Thanks, I got this worked.

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CPallini · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-08T21:25:00

Solution 1

See I want to add/remove ES_PASSWORD(CEdit) style, dynamically.[^].

Posted 8-Jun-16 21:25pm

CPallini

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Member 10641779 9-Jun-16 6:55am

Thanks for the Nice solution.

CPallini 9-Jun-16 8:09am

You are welcome.