Merge pull request #1544 from AvaloniaUI/feature/password-box

PasswordChar support for TextBox

samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/TextBoxPage.xaml

@@ -10,10 +10,16 @@
       <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Gap="8">
         <TextBox Text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit." Width="200" />
         <TextBox Width="200" Watermark="Watermark" />
-        <TextBox Width="200" 
-                 Watermark="Floating Watermark" 
+        <TextBox Width="200"
+                 Watermark="Floating Watermark"
                  UseFloatingWatermark="True"
                  Text="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit."/>
+
+        <TextBox Width="200"
+                 Watermark="Password Box"
+                 UseFloatingWatermark="True"
+                 PasswordChar="*"
+                 Text="Password" />
         <TextBox Width="200" Text="Left aligned text" TextAlignment="Left" />
         <TextBox Width="200" Text="Center aligned text" TextAlignment="Center" />
         <TextBox Width="200" Text="Right aligned text" TextAlignment="Right" />

src/Avalonia.Controls/Presenters/TextPresenter.cs

@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Presenters
                 o => o.CaretIndex,
                 (o, v) => o.CaretIndex = v);
 
+        public static readonly StyledProperty<char> PasswordCharProperty =
+            AvaloniaProperty.Register<TextPresenter, char>(nameof(PasswordChar));
+
         public static readonly DirectProperty<TextPresenter, int> SelectionStartProperty =
             TextBox.SelectionStartProperty.AddOwner<TextPresenter>(
                 o => o.SelectionStart,
@@ -63,6 +66,12 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Presenters
             }
         }
 
+        public char PasswordChar
+        {
+            get => GetValue(PasswordCharProperty);
+            set => SetValue(PasswordCharProperty, value);
+        }
+
         public int SelectionStart
         {
             get
@@ -202,9 +211,25 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Presenters
             }
         }
 
-        protected override FormattedText CreateFormattedText(Size constraint)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates the <see cref="FormattedText"/> used to render the text.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="constraint">The constraint of the text.</param>
+        /// <param name="text">The text to generated the <see cref="FormattedText"/> for.</param>
+        /// <returns>A <see cref="FormattedText"/> object.</returns>
+        protected override FormattedText CreateFormattedText(Size constraint, string text)
         {
-            var result = base.CreateFormattedText(constraint);
+            FormattedText result = null;
+
+            if (PasswordChar != default(char))
+            {
+                result = base.CreateFormattedText(constraint, new string(PasswordChar, Text.Length));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                result = base.CreateFormattedText(constraint, Text);
+            }
+
             var selectionStart = SelectionStart;
             var selectionEnd = SelectionEnd;
             var start = Math.Min(selectionStart, selectionEnd);

src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/AccessText.cs

@@ -78,21 +78,10 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Primitives
             }
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Creates the <see cref="FormattedText"/> used to render the text.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="constraint">The constraint of the text.</param>
-        /// <returns>A <see cref="FormattedText"/> object.</returns>
-        protected override FormattedText CreateFormattedText(Size constraint)
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        protected override FormattedText CreateFormattedText(Size constraint, string text)
         {
-            return new FormattedText
-            {
-                Constraint = constraint,
-                Typeface = new Typeface(FontFamily, FontSize, FontStyle, FontWeight),
-                Text = StripAccessKey(Text),
-                TextAlignment = TextAlignment,
-                Wrapping = TextWrapping,
-            };
+            return base.CreateFormattedText(constraint, StripAccessKey(text));
         }
 
         /// <summary>

src/Avalonia.Controls/TextBlock.cs

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
             {
                 if (_formattedText == null)
                 {
-                    _formattedText = CreateFormattedText(_constraint);
+                    _formattedText = CreateFormattedText(_constraint, Text);
                 }
 
                 return _formattedText;
@@ -348,14 +348,15 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         /// Creates the <see cref="FormattedText"/> used to render the text.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="constraint">The constraint of the text.</param>
+        /// <param name="text">The text to format.</param>
         /// <returns>A <see cref="FormattedText"/> object.</returns>
-        protected virtual FormattedText CreateFormattedText(Size constraint)
+        protected virtual FormattedText CreateFormattedText(Size constraint, string text)
         {
             return new FormattedText
             {
                 Constraint = constraint,
                 Typeface = new Typeface(FontFamily, FontSize, FontStyle, FontWeight),
-                Text = Text ?? string.Empty,
+                Text = text ?? string.Empty,
                 TextAlignment = TextAlignment,
                 Wrapping = TextWrapping,
             };

src/Avalonia.Controls/TextBox.cs

@@ -30,10 +30,13 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
                 nameof(CaretIndex),
                 o => o.CaretIndex,
                 (o, v) => o.CaretIndex = v);
-        
+
         public static readonly StyledProperty<bool> IsReadOnlyProperty =
             AvaloniaProperty.Register<TextBox, bool>(nameof(IsReadOnly));
 
+        public static readonly StyledProperty<char> PasswordCharProperty =
+            AvaloniaProperty.Register<TextBox, char>(nameof(PasswordChar));
+
         public static readonly DirectProperty<TextBox, int> SelectionStartProperty =
             AvaloniaProperty.RegisterDirect<TextBox, int>(
                 nameof(SelectionStart),
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         private UndoRedoHelper<UndoRedoState> _undoRedoHelper;
         private bool _isUndoingRedoing;
         private bool _ignoreTextChanges;
-        private static readonly string[] invalidCharacters = new String[1]{"\u007f"};
+        private static readonly string[] invalidCharacters = new String[1] { "\u007f" };
 
         static TextBox()
         {
@@ -116,7 +119,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
                 ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibilityProperty,
                 horizontalScrollBarVisibility,
                 BindingPriority.Style);
-            _undoRedoHelper = new UndoRedoHelper<UndoRedoState>(this);
+            _undoRedoHelper = new UndoRedoHelper<UndoRedoState>(this);            
         }
 
         public bool AcceptsReturn
@@ -147,13 +150,19 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
                     _undoRedoHelper.UpdateLastState();
             }
         }
-        
+
         public bool IsReadOnly
         {
             get { return GetValue(IsReadOnlyProperty); }
             set { SetValue(IsReadOnlyProperty, value); }
         }
 
+        public char PasswordChar
+        {
+            get => GetValue(PasswordCharProperty);
+            set => SetValue(PasswordCharProperty, value);
+        }
+
         public int SelectionStart
         {
             get
@@ -237,7 +246,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
             _presenter = e.NameScope.Get<TextPresenter>("PART_TextPresenter");
             _presenter.Cursor = new Cursor(StandardCursorType.Ibeam);
 
-            if(IsFocused)
+            if (IsFocused)
             {
                 _presenter.ShowCaret();
             }
@@ -349,7 +358,10 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
                 case Key.C:
                     if (modifiers == InputModifiers.Control)
                     {
-                        Copy();
+                        if (!IsPasswordBox)
+                        {
+                            Copy();
+                        }
                         handled = true;
                     }
                     break;
@@ -357,8 +369,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
                 case Key.X:
                     if (modifiers == InputModifiers.Control)
                     {
-                        Copy();
-                        DeleteSelection();
+                        if (!IsPasswordBox)
+                        {
+                            Copy();
+                            DeleteSelection();
+                        }
                         handled = true;
                     }
                     break;
@@ -578,7 +593,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
                 DataValidationErrors.SetError(this, status.Error);
             }
         }
-        
+
         private int CoerceCaretIndex(int value) => CoerceCaretIndex(value, Text?.Length ?? 0);
 
         private int CoerceCaretIndex(int value, int length)
@@ -856,6 +871,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
             SelectionEnd = CaretIndex;
         }
 
+        private bool IsPasswordBox => PasswordChar != default(char);
+
         UndoRedoState UndoRedoHelper<UndoRedoState>.IUndoRedoHost.UndoRedoState
         {
             get { return new UndoRedoState(Text, CaretIndex); }

src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/TextBox.xaml

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                 BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
                 BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}">
           <DockPanel Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}">
-            
+
             <TextBlock Name="floatingWatermark"
                        Foreground="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}"
                        FontSize="{DynamicResource FontSizeSmall}"
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
             <DataValidationErrors>
               <ScrollViewer HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="{TemplateBinding (ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility)}"
                             VerticalScrollBarVisibility="{TemplateBinding (ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility)}">
-                
+
                 <Panel>
                   <TextBlock Name="watermark"
                              Opacity="0.5"
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
                                  SelectionStart="{TemplateBinding SelectionStart}"
                                  SelectionEnd="{TemplateBinding SelectionEnd}"
                                  TextAlignment="{TemplateBinding TextAlignment}"
-                                 TextWrapping="{TemplateBinding TextWrapping}"/>
+                                 TextWrapping="{TemplateBinding TextWrapping}"
+                                 PasswordChar="{TemplateBinding PasswordChar}"/>
                 </Panel>
               </ScrollViewer>
             </DataValidationErrors>