Thread: Hiding the password

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    Hiding the password

    Hey guys, well I usually do programs with a GUI, but this time I want a CLI. You know how you can add a option to an editbox so everything you type shows as * (password) Is there anyway to reproduce that effect in CLI or something else that will hide the password when it's getting typed?

    Thanks a lot.

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    Not in standard C++. The reason is that, typically, the console will not give your program control back until the user presses enter.

    You can do it in platform specific ways. I'm sure Google can turn something up.
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    I tried nothing really came out, I will try again. I remember once I made a mistake using colors in texts and everything I typed returned in a Red square. Maybe thats what I'm going to use.

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    Yeah that would work. If you are using windows.h you can set it like:
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    SetConsoleTextAttribute (han, BACKGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_RED);

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    would still be able to copy that though

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    Perhaps there is an alternative console windowing that allows you to display text in the way you want.

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    Its possible in windows with getch() and getche() with conio.h you can also try getchar()
    But none of them will work on Linux.although both of them will work in windows if your Compiler Allows you to include conio.h
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    You'd also need gotoxy().

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