Displays a dialog box like the ask command, but with the characters the user types displayed as asterisks (*) for privacy.
# Metadata
Platforms: desktop, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 1.0 Security:
# Syntax
ask password [clear] question [with defaultResponse] [titled windowTitle] [as sheet]
# Params
- question : The string to display as a prompt above the password entry box. - windowTitle : If specified, appears in the title bar of the dialog box. If no windowTitle is given, the title bar is blank. - defaultResponse : Placed in the text box when the dialog box appears. If no defaultResponse is specified, the text box is empty when the dialog box appears.
# Examples
ask password "Please enter password" get mcEncrypt(it)
ask password "Please log in." titled "Millenium Group Intranet"
ask password empty with savedPassword as sheet
ask password "Please log in:" with "PASSWORD" titled "Password Test"
# Description
Use the ask password command to provide privacy for the information the user types. For example, if the user is in a public place, the information might be seen by someone looking over his or her shoulder. This command does not encrypt the text the user types, but you can use ask password to implement a secret password with the syntax shown in the example section.
If the ask password...as sheet form is used, the dialog box appears as a sheet on OS X systems. On other systems, the as sheet form has no effect and the dialog box appears normally. Attempting to open a sheet from within another sheet displays the second stack as a modal dialog box instead.
>*Note:* Android and iOS do not support 'as sheet'.
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