Secure text .echosbullets not working for password field

Question

Here\'s what I\'ve got:

@IBOutlet weak var password: NSSecureTextField! 
@IBOutlet weak var shwpswd: NSButton! //Checkbox
@IBOutlet weak var pswdcell: NSSecureTe         


        

Answer 1

You can accomplish what you want adding a second text field in top of your secure field. Add an IBAction to your check box to switch your fields isHidden property and copy the other textField stringValue and make it the first responder. Your implementation should look like something like this:

import Cocoa

class ViewController: NSViewController {
    @IBOutlet weak var password: NSSecureTextField!
    @IBOutlet weak var showPassword: NSTextField!
    @IBOutlet weak var shwpswd: NSButton!
    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        shwpswd.state = .off
        showPassword.isHidden = true
    }
    override func viewDidAppear() {
        super.viewDidAppear()
        password.window?.makeFirstResponder(password)
    }
    @IBAction func showHidePassword(_ sender: NSButton) {
        showPassword.isHidden = !showPassword.isHidden
        password.isHidden = !password.isHidden
        if !showPassword.isHidden {
            showPassword.stringValue = password.stringValue
            showPassword.becomeFirstResponder()
        } else {
            password.stringValue = showPassword.stringValue
            password.becomeFirstResponder()
        }
    }
}

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