Kbase P126652: SELECTION-TEXT attribute of PASSWORD FILL-IN returns empty string.
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
18/07/2008 |
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Status: Unverified
SYMPTOM(s):
FILL-IN has password-field attribute enabled.
Trying to determine if and which part of the data in a password field is "selected" (highlighted).
SELECTION-TEXT attribute of a PASSWORD field returns an empty string when queried, even when the field contains data.
FACT(s) (Environment):
Windows
OpenEdge 10.x
CAUSE:
This is expected behavior. A PASSWORD field has special properties, eg. it is not possible to copy and paste its contents.
FIX:
The SELECTION-START and SELECTION-END attributes of the FILL-IN widget can be used to determine if and which part of the entered password string is "selected" without revealing its actual contents. The SELECTION-START and SELECTION-END attributes will return the unknown value ("?") if the contents of password FILL-IN is not selected.