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PASSWORD-FIELD attribute

Displays password data in a field as a series of fill characters.

Data type: LOGICAL

Access: Readable/Writeable

Applies to: FILL-IN widget

If TRUE, the current value of a fill-in field or any character value typed into the fill-in field is displayed as a series of fill characters. The default value is FALSE.

In Windows GUI platforms, the default fill character is the asterisk (*). On non-Windows GUI or character platforms, the default fill character is a blank.