User Guide

TextField.password 741
The following information writes to the log file:
first_txt's _parent is: _level0
second_txt's _parent is: _level0.holder_mc
See also
MovieClip._parent, _root, targetPath()
TextField.password
Availability
Flash Player 6.
Usage
my_txt.password:Boolean
Description
Property; if the value of password is true, the text field is a password text field and hides the
input characters using asterisks instead of the actual characters. If
false, the text field is not a
password text field. When password mode is enabled, the Cut and Copy commands and their
corresponding keyboard accelerators will not function. This security mechanism prevents an
unscrupulous user from using the shortcuts to discover a password on an unattended computer.
Example
The following example creates two text fields: username_txt and password_txt. Text is entered
into both text fields; however,
password_txt has the password property set to true. Therefore,
the characters display as asterisks instead of as characters in the
password_txt field.
this.createTextField("username_txt", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 10, 10, 100,
22);
username_txt.border = true;
username_txt.type = "input";
username_txt.maxChars = 16;
username_txt.text = "hello";
this.createTextField("password_txt", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 10, 40, 100,
22);
password_txt.border = true;
password_txt.type = "input";
password_txt.maxChars = 16;
password_txt.password = true;
password_txt.text = "world";