IlvPasswordTextField Class Reference

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#include <ilviews/gadgets/passwded.h>

Inheritance diagram for IlvPasswordTextField:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
	IlvPasswordTextField (IlvDisplay *display, const IlvPoint &point, const char *label, IlUShort thickness=IlvDefaultGadgetThickness, IlvPalette *palette=0)
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	IlvPasswordTextField (IlvDisplay *display, const char *label, const IlvRect &rect, IlUShort thickness=IlvDefaultGadgetThickness, IlvPalette *palette=0)
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void	changeMaskChar (char character, IlBoolean redraw=IlTrue)
	Sets the character that will replace the letters of the password.
char	getMaskChar () const
	Returns the character that will replace the letters of the password.
virtual const char *	getMessage () const
	Returns the message displayed by this text field.
void	setMaskChar (char character)
	Sets the character that will replace the letters of the password.

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Detailed Description

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Library: ilvgadgt

This class is a specialized text field gadget that allows the user to enter a password by displaying the same special character instead of the characters the user types.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

IlvPasswordTextField::IlvPasswordTextField	(	IlvDisplay *	display,
		const char *	label,
		const IlvRect &	rect,
		IlUShort	thickness = IlvDefaultGadgetThickness,
		IlvPalette *	palette = 0
	)

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Initializes a new instance of the IlvPasswordTextField class.

Parameters:

	display	The display connection.
	label	The label of the password field.
	rect	The size and position of the password field.
	thickness	The thickness of the password field.
	palette	The palette used by the password field.

IlvPasswordTextField::IlvPasswordTextField	(	IlvDisplay *	display,
		const IlvPoint &	point,
		const char *	label,
		IlUShort	thickness = IlvDefaultGadgetThickness,
		IlvPalette *	palette = 0
	)

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Initializes a new instance of the IlvPasswordTextField class. The size of the object is computed by using the label parameter. If you want to specify the size, use the other constructor.

Parameters:

	display	The display connection.
	point	The position of the password field.
	label	The label of the password field.
	thickness	The thickness of the password field.
	palette	The palette used by the password field.

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Member Function Documentation

void IlvPasswordTextField::changeMaskChar	(	char	character,
		IlBoolean	redraw = IlTrue
	)

Sets the character that will replace the letters of the password.

This method recomputes the label currently being displayed.

Parameters:

	character	The new mask character.
	redraw	A Boolean specifying whether the gadget should be redrawn.

See also:

getMaskChar, setMaskChar

char IlvPasswordTextField::getMaskChar

(

)

const

Returns the character that will replace the letters of the password.

The default value is `*'.

Returns:

the character that will replace the letters of the password.

See also:

setMaskChar

virtual const char* IlvPasswordTextField::getMessage

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)

const [virtual]

Returns the message displayed by this text field.

If the text field cannot be edited, the message database is used to find the translation of the text field contents to the current language. If the text field can be edited, the method returns the result of IlvTextField::getLabel.

Returns:

The message displayed by this text field.

See also:

getLabel, IlvMessageDatabase, IlvDisplay::getCurrentLanguage

Reimplemented from IlvTextField.

void IlvPasswordTextField::setMaskChar

(

char

character

)

Sets the character that will replace the letters of the password.

The default value is `*'. This method doesn't recompute the label currently being displayed, which is done by the changeMaskChar method.

Parameters:

character

The new mask character.

See also:

getMaskChar, changeMaskChar