Unable to data-bind to a PasswordBox

Unable to data-bind to a PasswordBox

• sandyk

  PasswordBox.Password doesn't have a corresponding DependencyProperty, so you can't data-bind to it.
  
  Exposing a DependencyProperty would require us to store the PasswordBox content plain text in memory in the property system -- which is a security concern.  The PasswordBox encrypts its content and only generates plain text on demand when a caller references the Password CLR property.
  

  
  

• dpechter

  I would like to bind to the Password box for the reason why you would want to data-bind anything...that is to enable the UI (XAML) to be less coupled to the application logic.  Without binding, I would have to know the name associated with the password box and then from code get a reference to the password box and directly access its Password property.  With binding, I simply know that there some data object bound to the page (or window, dialog, etc) and then get the password value from that object.
  

• Georges Vidal

  You can't bind the property beause it is not a DependencyProperty. It is probably not a DP because Microsoft doesn't see any point in it being one and I'm inclined to share that perspective. In what scenario would you ever want to databind to a password box
  
  HTH,
  Drew
  

• Annie C D B

  Hi,

  I want to use the Password of a PasswordBox as CommandParameter of a Button.

  Since the Password can't be dinding, how to do so

  
  
  
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