[wxPython-users] Change the wx.TE_PASSWORD style in a TextCtrl

[Robin Dunn]

Marco Meoni - Sbaush wrote:
> Hi all.
> I have a wx.TextCtrl like this
> 
> self.value = wx.TextCtrl(self.myPanel, -1, "",style=wx.TE_PASSWORD)
> 
> I would create a simple button that shows/hides the password.
> 
> i wrote this function but that doesn't works...
> 
> def OnShowHide(self,event):
>         self.value.SetDefaultStyle(wx.NORMAL)
> 
> Have you an idea? How can i show the password in readble style clicking 
> on this button, and return to password-style reclicking?

SetDefaultStyle is for the text attributes, but the wx.TE_PASSWORD is a 
window style flag, so you need to use SetWindowStyle.  However, 
depending on platform, this may be one of the styles that can not be 
changed after a widget has been created, so you'll probably be better 
off to just create a new instance of the widget with the desired style 
and Destroy the old one. (Or use Show/Hide to switch between two that 
you create at the beginning.)

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