how to mask the lineEdit text with asterisks for password entry?

**prasad1001** · 10th February 2014, 05:39

Sorry for the delay sir...
yes it prints the dots in debug output..

i was tried by changing the font styles also, but same problem i am getting..nothing displaying in the lineEdit...

Thanks in advance..

**anda_skoa** · 10th February 2014, 09:13

Have you tried a different widget style? Maybe the one you are currently using is just displaying spaces?

Cheers,
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**prasad1001** · 10th February 2014, 13:13

Thanks for the quick reply...
I was tried with a new dialog and created every thing new..but same result.....

Thanks in advance..

**anda_skoa** · 10th February 2014, 13:51

So the next thing would be to try my suggestion from comment #12

Cheers,
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**ChrisW67** · 10th February 2014, 19:54

What anda_skoa means is, compile your simple test code and run it like this:

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./program -style windows

./program -style windows

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(Assuming you are running on Linux)

**prasad1001** · 11th February 2014, 05:36

I was tried like that also..i.e. by running my application in terminal..
$ ./password -style windows

But the same thing is happening...is this the creator problem..My Qt creator version is 2.6.1.

Thanks in advance..

**ChrisW67** · 11th February 2014, 05:48

It is irrelevant what version of Qt Creator you are using.

It is important what version of Qt libraries you are using, what operating system you are on, what desktop environment is involved, what compiler you are
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