Use a password field when BlackBerry® device users are required to type a password. You can apply filters to restrict the characters that users can type in the field. By default, the password field supports all characters.

Class	PasswordEditField
Supported since	BlackBerry® Java® SDK 4.2.1
Example

For more information about password fields, see the UI Guidelines.

Code sample: Creating a password field

import net.rim.device.api.ui.UiApplication;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.container.MainScreen;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.component.BasicEditField;
import net.rim.device.api.ui.component.PasswordEditField;


public class PasswordEditFieldDemo extends UiApplication
{
    public static void main(String[] args) 
    {
        PasswordEditFieldDemo theApp = new PasswordEditFieldDemo();
        theApp.enterEventDispatcher();
    }
    
    public PasswordEditFieldDemo()
    {
        pushScreen(new PasswordEditFieldDemoScreen());
    }
}

class PasswordEditFieldDemoScreen extends MainScreen
{
    public PasswordEditFieldDemoScreen()
    {
        setTitle("Password Field Demo");
        
        BasicEditField enterUsername = new BasicEditField("Username: ", "");
        PasswordEditField enterPIN = new PasswordEditField("PIN: ", "", 4, PasswordEditField.FILTER_NUMERIC);
        
        add(enterUsername);
        add(enterPIN);
    }
}