java - How to set JavaFX password field echo char -

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• bullet asterisk in passwordfield 1 answer

in swing, can set echo char setechochar:

new jpasswordfield().setechochar('*'); 

how can same in javafx?

it kind of ugly, but... password mask character hardcoded default skin.

what need create own skin , implement own masking function.

there existing feature request more flexible password masking functionality:

• rt-39954 option set custom bullet/mask/placeholder in passwordfield.

if interested in contributing the open-jfx project javafx development, nice simple way start...

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as background, here making code javafx 8 com.sun.javafx.scene.control.skin.textfieldskin.java:

// use passwordfield public static final char bullet = '\u2022'; . . . @override protected string masktext(string txt) {     if (getskinnable() instanceof passwordfield) {         int n = txt.length();         stringbuilder passwordbuilder = new stringbuilder(n);         (int = 0; < n; i++) {             passwordbuilder.append(bullet);         }          return passwordbuilder.tostring();     } else {         return txt;     } } 

so can see com.sun class not make configurable.