

register with the PasswordBox's PasswordChanged event so that we can keep updated with the latest value entered by the user
#Passwordbox avg password#
PasswordBox password = dependencyObject as PasswordBox īool? isRegistered = (bool?)password?.GetValue(Password.HasSecurePasswordProperty) Private static void OnSecurePasswordChanged(DependencyObject dependencyObject, DependencyPropert圜hangedEventArgs e) / Handles the SecurePassword value changing.

Return (SecureString)dependencyObject.GetValue(Password.SecurePasswordProperty) Public static SecureString GetSecurePassword(DependencyObject dependencyObject) Capturing the password as the user types is possible by attaching a message to the PasswordChanged event, passing the source and grabbing it in the view model. / Gets the value of the SecurePassword property. The Password property of the PasswordBox element is not a DependencyObject so cannot be bound (there is no Text property). Throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(dependencyObject)) ĭependencyObject.SetValue(Password.SecurePasswordProperty, value) Public static void SetSecurePassword(DependencyObject dependencyObject, SecureString value) / Sets the value of the SecurePassword property. Private static readonly DependencyProperty HasSecurePasswordProperty = DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached("HasSecurePassword", typeof(bool), typeof(Password))

Public static readonly DependencyProperty SecurePasswordProperty = DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached("SecurePassword", typeof(SecureString), typeof(Password), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(OnSecurePasswordChanged)) / This class provides an 'attached property' which allows us to bridge the gap between the view and view model. PasswordBox is one of these, where Microsoft's implementation does not support binding against the entered / Sometimes controls have properties that don't support binding. / Provides additional properties to use against PasswordBox controls. The LoadPassword() method returns a SecureString.
#Passwordbox avg code#
I have added the code used in the XAML and in the ViewModel. What would I need to change in order for the PasswordBox to appear as filled when setting the value from the ViewModel? (even though the password is loaded successfully). When loading the view model and setting the SecureString property which is bound to the PasswordBox the password field appears empty. I am able to set the password using the UI, I encrypt this value and store in a database. PasswordBox, the first social password manager that simplifies and protects your digital life, today launched availability of its free password manager. I am currently using the following attached behaviour on a PasswordBox in a WPF application.
