---
title: "Vision - Password Field"
description: "A password field is like a text field that doesn't display the text that is being edited. You may alter the echo character ( * ) if you'd like."
---

# Vision - Password Field

> A password field is like a text field that doesn't display the text that is being edited. You may alter the echo character ( * ) if you'd like.

![](../formatted-text-field.png)

**Component Palette Icon**

![](password-palette.png)

## Properties

| Property 	| Description 	| Property Type 	| Scripting 	| Category 	|
|---	|---	|---	|---	|---	|
| Background Color 	| The background color of the component. 	| Color 	| .background 	| Appearance 	|
| Border 	| The border surrounding this component. Options are: No border, Etched (Lowered), Etched (Raised), Bevel (Lowered), Bevel (Raised), Bevel (Double), Field Border, and Line Border.**Note**: The border is unaffected by rotation. As of 8.1.21, the "Button Border" and "Other Border" options are removed. 	| Border 	| .border 	| Common 	|
| Cursor 	| The mouse cursor to use when hovering over this component. Options are: Default, Crosshair, Text, Wait, Hand, Move, SW Resize, or SE Resize. 	| int 	| .cursorCode 	| Common 	|
| Echo Character 	| The character that is displayed instead of the real ones. 	| String 	| .echoCharacter 	| Appearance 	|
| Enabled 	| If disabled, a component cannot be used. 	| boolean 	| .componentEnabled 	| Common 	|
| Font 	| Font of text on this component. 	| Font 	| .font 	| Appearance 	|
| Foreground Color 	| The foreground color of the component. 	| Color 	| .foreground 	| Appearance 	|
| Mouseover Text 	| The text that is displayed in the tooltip which pops up on mouseover of this component. 	| String 	| .toolTipText 	| Common 	|
| Name 	| The name of this component. 	| String 	| .name 	| Common 	|
| Quality 	| The data quality code for any Tag bindings on this component.  	| QualityCode 	| .quality 	| Data 	|
| Reject Updates During Edit 	|  If true, this field will not accept updates from external sources (like DB bindings) while the user is editing the field. Default value is true. 	| boolean 	| .rejectUpdatesDuringEdit 	| Behavior 	|
| Styles 	| Contains the component's styles. 	| Dataset 	| .styles 	| Appearance 	|
| Text 	| Text of this component 	| String 	| .text 	| Data 	|
| Touchscreen Mode 	| Controls when this input component responds if touchscreen mode is enabled. 	| int 	| .touchscreenMode 	| Behavior 	|
| Touchscreen Keyboard Layout 	|  Sets the touchscreen keyboard layout to use for this component. 	| String 	| .keyboardName 	| Behavior 	|
| Visible 	| If disabled, the component will be hidden. 	| boolean 	| .visible 	| Common 	|

### Deprecated Properties
| Property 	| Description 	| Property Type 	| Scripting 	| Category 	|
|---	|---	|---	|---	|---	|
| Data Quality 	| The data quality code for any Tag bindings on this component. 	| int 	| .dataQuality 	| Deprecated 	|
## Scripting

### Component Functions
This component does not have component functions associated with it.

### Extension Functions
This component does not have extension functions associated with it.

### Event Handlers
Event handlers allow you to run a script based off specific triggers. See the full list of available event handlers on the [Component Events](ignition-modules/vision/scripting-in-vision/component-events/component-events.md) page

## Customizers
+ [Vision Component Customizers](ignition-modules/vision/working-with-vision-components/vision-component-customizer/vision-component-customizer.md)
+ [Style Customizer](ignition-modules/vision/working-with-vision-components/vision-component-customizer/vision-component-customizer.md#style-customizer)

## Example

### Password Field with Question Marks as the Echo Character

![](password-example.png)

|Property Name|Value|
|:---|:---|
|Echo Character|	?|