Is there a way to mask text in an editbox in MATLAB?

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is there any way to mask text that is inputted into an edit box?

I have to produce a really basic prototype GUI that will take the username and password from the user and they both work, but I want to replace the user's password with asterisks instead of plain text.

Instead of having 'bob' display in the edit box I would like it to display '* * *' for example.

Security does not matter at this point as it's simply a visual representation with no proper use as of now.

Thank you.

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 24 '13 at 02:41

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The easiest solution is to use somebody else's. In this case, the function passcode from the Matlab File Exchange.

answered Apr 24 '13 at 02:41

Jonas

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 25 '14 at 19:35

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You can also use my submission Fex: passfield.

answered Nov 25 '14 at 19:35

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Is there a way to mask text in an editbox in MATLAB?

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