Set text for TextBox of the Password type
Hello,
I'm trying to do the following:
I want to use textbox for a password field, but if the password was previously set, I'd like to show not an empty fields but this circles (or stars on older systems). No matter what I do, the field is initially empty - I don't have round-trips before the intial display, so it gets into the page load, then into the method for populating controls and that's it. I know that I can do it manually, but I would like to use password type as it simplifies typing with showing only circles (*s). How can I put some initial text in to this textbox?
Thanks,
Yurich
I'm trying to do the following:
I want to use textbox for a password field, but if the password was previously set, I'd like to show not an empty fields but this circles (or stars on older systems). No matter what I do, the field is initially empty - I don't have round-trips before the intial display, so it gets into the page load, then into the method for populating controls and that's it. I know that I can do it manually, but I would like to use password type as it simplifies typing with showing only circles (*s). How can I put some initial text in to this textbox?
Thanks,
Yurich
ASKER
Thanks,
it will work, but i need to do it using asp.net controls, like
<asp:TextBox id = "txtPassword" runat = "Server" TextMode = "Password"></asp:TextBox>
then in my code behind
if( ... )
{
// ...
txtPassword.Text = "something"; // here, I want to see 9 circles (or stars) in my password field
}
and the one above doesn't work.
Regs,
Yurich
it will work, but i need to do it using asp.net controls, like
<asp:TextBox id = "txtPassword" runat = "Server" TextMode = "Password"></asp:TextBox>
then in my code behind
if( ... )
{
// ...
txtPassword.Text = "something"; // here, I want to see 9 circles (or stars) in my password field
}
and the one above doesn't work.
Regs,
Yurich
<asp:TextBox id="TextBox1" runat="server" TextMode="Password"></asp:
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impossible... it's for an security rule... you can't assing a text to a password textBox
why not?
the_paab solution works without problems!
the_paab solution works without problems!
ASKER
excellent - I didn't expect it work as if you just add "value" to the HTML code (what I tried before) it complains that there's no such attribute for this asp.net control, but it does work.
Thank you everybody,
Yurich
Thank you everybody,
Yurich
<INPUT id="txtPwd" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: black 1px solid; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10px; BORDER-LEFT: black 1px solid; COLOR: #999999; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" onfocus="javascript: value='';" type="password" size="25" value="password" name="txtPwd">