Methods and events of the PasswordBox element

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
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    • The PasswordBox element in RPA Desktop Design Studio is a text box that displays placeholder characters while you type a string.

    The methods and events of the PasswordBox element are displayed in the Object Explorer pane.

    Methods

    Clear
    Clears the password from the current element.
    Enable
    Gets or sets a value indicating whether the element can respond to user interaction.
    • If true, the element is enabled
    • If false, the element is not enabled.
    GetNativeProperty
    Gets the value of the built-in property of the current element.
    GetPassword
    Retrieves the password text data from the current element.
    InvokeNativeMethod
    Invokes the built-in method of the current element.
    SetContextMenu
    Sets the context menu for the UI element. It accepts the input in either a string array or a comma-separated string.
    SetNativeProperty
    Sets the value of the built-in property of the current element.
    SetPassword
    Sets the password text data to the current element.
    SetVisibility
    Gets or sets a value that indicates whether the current element and all its child elements are displayed.
    • If true, the current element and all its child elements are displayed.
    • If false, the current element and all its child elements aren’t displayed.

    Events

    OnContextMenuClick
    Occurs when an option on the context menu is clicked.
    MouseEnter
    Occurs when the mouse device enters that element field.
    MouseLeave
    Occurs when the mouse device leaves that element field.
    OnMouseClick
    Occurs when the element is clicked.
    GotFocus
    Occurs when the focus is on the current element.
    LostFocus
    Occurs when the focus moves out of the current element.