VB.Net Tutorial/GUI/Password Field

Get input from a password field

Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Drawing.Drawing2D
Imports System.Windows.Forms
public class PasswordFieldMatch
   public Shared Sub Main
        Application.Run(New Form1)
   End Sub
End class

Public Class Form1
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
    Public Sub New()
        MyBase.New()
        InitializeComponent()
    End Sub
    Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
        If disposing Then
            If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
                components.Dispose()
            End If
        End If
        MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
    End Sub
    Private components As System.ruponentModel.IContainer
    Friend WithEvents Label1 As System.Windows.Forms.Label
    Friend WithEvents TextBox1 As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
    Friend WithEvents Button1 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Friend WithEvents Button2 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    Friend WithEvents Button3 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        Me.Label1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label
        Me.TextBox1 = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
        Me.Button1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
        Me.Button2 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
        Me.Button3 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        "
        "Label1
        "
        Me.Label1.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 15.75!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
        Me.Label1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 16)
        Me.Label1.Name = "Label1"
        Me.Label1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(152, 32)
        Me.Label1.TabIndex = 0
        Me.Label1.Text = "Password"
        "
        "TextBox1
        "
        Me.TextBox1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(40, 64)
        Me.TextBox1.Name = "TextBox1"
        Me.TextBox1.PasswordChar = Microsoft.VisualBasic.ChrW(42)
        Me.TextBox1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(160, 20)
        Me.TextBox1.TabIndex = 1
        Me.TextBox1.Text = ""
        "
        "Button1
        "
        Me.Button1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(80, 96)
        Me.Button1.Name = "Button1"
        Me.Button1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(80, 24)
        Me.Button1.TabIndex = 2
        Me.Button1.Text = "Input"
        "
        "Button2
        "
        Me.Button2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(80, 136)
        Me.Button2.Name = "Button2"
        Me.Button2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(80, 24)
        Me.Button2.TabIndex = 3
        Me.Button2.Text = "Check"
        "
        "Button3
        "
        Me.Button3.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(80, 176)
        Me.Button3.Name = "Button3"
        Me.Button3.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(80, 24)
        Me.Button3.TabIndex = 4
        Me.Button3.Text = "Exit"
        "
        "Form1
        "
        Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(256, 222)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.Button3)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.Button2)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.Button1)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.TextBox1)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.Label1)
        Me.ResumeLayout(False)
    End Sub
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        TextBox1.Text = ""
        TextBox1.Focus()
    End Sub
    Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
        Dim answer As Object
        Dim caption As String
        Dim pwd As String
        pwd = "Visual Basic"
        caption = "Password"
        If TextBox1.Text = pwd Then
            answer = MsgBox("Match", 1, caption)
        Else
            answer = MsgBox("Does not Match", 1, caption)
        End If
    End Sub
    Private Sub Button3_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button3.Click
        End
    End Sub
End Class

Using a textbox, label and button to display the hidden text in a password box.

Imports System.Windows.Forms
public class GetTextPasswordField
   public Shared Sub Main
        Application.Run(New FrmButtonTest)
   End Sub
End class

Public Class FrmButtonTest
   Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
#Region " Windows Form Designer generated code "
   Public Sub New()
      MyBase.New()
      "This call is required by the Windows Form Designer.
      InitializeComponent()
      "Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call
   End Sub
   "Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
   Protected Overloads Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
      If disposing Then
         If Not (components Is Nothing) Then
            components.Dispose()
         End If
      End If
      MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
   End Sub
   Friend WithEvents lblOutput As System.Windows.Forms.Label
   Friend WithEvents txtInput As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
   Friend WithEvents cmdShow As System.Windows.Forms.Button
   "Required by the Windows Form Designer
   Private components As System.ruponentModel.Container
   "NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
   "It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
   "Do not modify it using the code editor.
   <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> Private Sub InitializeComponent()
      Me.cmdShow = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
      Me.txtInput = New System.Windows.Forms.TextBox()
      Me.lblOutput = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()
      Me.SuspendLayout()
      "
      "cmdShow
      "
      Me.cmdShow.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 11.25!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
      Me.cmdShow.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(88, 88)
      Me.cmdShow.Name = "cmdShow"
      Me.cmdShow.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(96, 40)
      Me.cmdShow.TabIndex = 2
      Me.cmdShow.Text = "Show Me"
      "
      "txtInput
      "
      Me.txtInput.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 9.75!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
      Me.txtInput.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 16)
      Me.txtInput.Name = "txtInput"
      Me.txtInput.PasswordChar = Microsoft.VisualBasic.ChrW(42)
      Me.txtInput.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(232, 22)
      Me.txtInput.TabIndex = 0
      Me.txtInput.Text = ""
      "
      "lblOutput
      "
      Me.lblOutput.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.Fixed3D
      Me.lblOutput.Font = New System.Drawing.Font("Microsoft Sans Serif", 9.75!, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, CType(0, Byte))
      Me.lblOutput.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(16, 56)
      Me.lblOutput.Name = "lblOutput"
      Me.lblOutput.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(232, 23)
      Me.lblOutput.TabIndex = 1
      "
      "FrmButtonTest
      "
      Me.AutoScaleBaseSize = New System.Drawing.Size(5, 13)
      Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(264, 141)
      Me.Controls.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.Control() {Me.cmdShow, Me.lblOutput, Me.txtInput})
      Me.Name = "FrmButtonTest"
      Me.Text = "LabelTextBoxButtonExample"
      Me.ResumeLayout(False)
   End Sub
#End Region
   Private Sub cmdShow_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, _
      ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles cmdShow.Click
      lblOutput.Text = txtInput.Text
   End Sub
End Class