Entry.masked | LuaRT free and open source Windows programming framework for Lua

Entry.masked read/write property

Get or set a boolean value, indicating wether the user input is visible or hidden by "*" characters.

Example


local ui = require "ui"

-- create a simple Window 
local win = ui.Window("Entry.masked sample", 320, 200)
local label = ui.Label(win, "Secret code : ", 60, 80)
local entry = ui.Entry(win, "0101111010101", label.x+label.width+10, label.y-4)
local button = ui.Button(win, "Show secret code", 110, 120)

function button:onClick()
	entry.masked = not entry.masked
	button.text = entry.masked and "Show secret code" or "Hide secret code"
end 

-- mask the entry
entry.masked = true
win:show()

-- entry:onClick() event (won't be fired !)
function entry:onClick()
	ui.info("You have clicked on the entry !!")
end

-- update user interface
repeat
	ui.update()
until not win.visible