A good way to show password in PasswordBox

c# passwordbox
mogren3000 picture mogren3000 · Jun 9, 2013 · Viewed 10.1k times · Source

I wonder i some one have any good idea how to show the password in the PasswordBox. Have read that you can bind a textbox to a passwordbox but isnt it another way to do it.

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Remade picture Remade · Jun 9, 2013

If you want your password to be visible you should use a textbox. The only function of a password box is to mask input. It doesn't provide extra functionality. Its also possible to switch your textbox and password box at runtime

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