ToolStrip TextBox - Why is there no masking character?
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I'm writing an FTP utility and had wanted to dispay/allow user to update the ip address, user id and password in toolstrip text boxes. My issue - for which I have a work around is that the .net toolstrip textbox control does not allow for masking characters. I'm interested to hear some options that others may have used to solve this deficiency in the control.
S.D.Hunt
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I'm writing an FTP utility and had wanted to dispay/allow user to update the ip address, user id and password in toolstrip text boxes. My issue - for which I have a work around is that the .net toolstrip textbox control does not allow for masking characters. I'm interested to hear some options that others may have used to solve this deficiency in the control.
S.D.Hunt
The controls that come with the .NET Framework are a basic set of controls. They're not meant to be the "Be All, End All" of the Utimate ToolBox. If you need specific functionality, there are two methods of getting it. Either find and buy a commerical control library that offers the functionality you need, or (my personal favorite!) write it yourself!! That's what inheritance is for and why you have the Control Library projects in Visual Studio. You can make your own version of the control with the added functionality tacked on.
Dave Kreskowiak Microsoft MVP - Visual Basic