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password_field

 print $query->password_field('name' [,'value',size,maxlength ] )

Generates a password input field.

name

The name to assign the input to (required).

value

The default password to place in the password field.

size

The size of the password field (in characters).

maxlength

The maximum length of the password field (in characters).

Using named parameters, the syntax is:

print $query->password_field(-name=>'name',
                             -default=>'value',
                             -size=>size,
                             -maxlength=>maxlength,
                             -override=>1,
                             -onChange=>function,
                             -onFocus=>function,
                             -onBlur=>function,
                             -onSelect=>function);
-override=>1

Text field should not inherit its value from a previous invocation of the script.

-onChange=>function

Browser should execute function when the user changes the text field.

-onFocus=>function

Browser should execute function when the focus is on on the text field.

-onBlur=>function

Browser should execute function when the focus leaves the text field.

-onSelect=>function

Browser should execute function when the user changes a selected portion of the text field.


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