Displaying a password as a ListView item

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Hello,

I would like to keep passwords in a ListView item but have them display as
asterisks or som other arbitrary character. This is easy in a text box by
settin the appropriate attribute but there doesn't appear to be such an
attribute for list view items. I have several klugey ideas for how to
accomplish this, for example, using an extra hidden item in the ListView, but
I just wanted to chek on this group first to see if there was a cleaner way.

Thanks,
Ray

[Family Tree Mike]

Re: Displaying a password as a ListView item

I did not test this thuroughly, but I think it works as you want.
listView1 needs to be set to OwnerDraw = true.

public Form1()
{
InitializeCompo nent();
listView1.DrawI tem += new
DrawListViewIte mEventHandler(l istView1_DrawIt em);
}

void listView1_DrawI tem(object sender, DrawListViewIte mEventArgs e)
{
// Draw the item text for views other than the Details view.
if (listView1.View != View.Details)
{
string s = e.Item.Text;
e.Item.Text = "************** *************** ".Substring (0, s.Length);
e.DrawText();
e.Item.Text = s;
}
}

"Ray Mitchell" <RayMitchell_NO SPAM_@MeanOldTe acher.comwrote in message
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Hello,
>
I would like to keep passwords in a ListView item but have them display as
asterisks or som other arbitrary character. This is easy in a text box by
settin the appropriate attribute but there doesn't appear to be such an
attribute for list view items. I have several klugey ideas for how to
accomplish this, for example, using an extra hidden item in the ListView,
but
I just wanted to chek on this group first to see if there was a cleaner
way.
>
Thanks,
Ray