PASSWORD-FIELD attribute

Displays password data in a field as a series of fill characters.

Data type:

LOGICAL

Access:

Readable/Writeable

Applies to:

FILL-IN widget

If TRUE, the current value of a fill-in field or any character value typed into the fill-in field is displayed as a series of fill characters. The default value is FALSE.

In Windows GUI platforms, the default fill character is the asterisk (*). On non-Windows GUI or character platforms, the default fill character is a blank.