VB.Net/GUI/Password

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

<source lang="vbnet"> Imports System Imports System.Windows.Forms Public Class MainClass

  Shared Sub Main()
       Dim myform As Form = New FrmButtonTest()
       Application.Run(myform)
  End Sub " Main

End Class Public Class FrmButtonTest

  Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form

1. 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.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.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

1. End Region

  " handles cmdShow_Click events
  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

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