Password mask in console

[drivehappy]

I was wondering how to place a static character ('*')  in place of characters entered at cin. Is it possible to do since you really only have control after cin? Is there anything else that would work?

EDIT: grammer

[DarkMinion]

Simple: Don't use cin.  Use getc() or the like.

[iago]

getc() has the same problem

[Skywing]

One option might be to output "\b*" after each letter entered.  Another option might be to use OS-dependent input routines that don't echo to the console.

[TheNewOne]

In Visual C++ u right click the edit bar you wanr to be apssworded, then you hit properties.. goto style and click the checkbox where it says password.. hope i could help

[Skywing]

In Visual C++ u right click the edit bar you wanr to be apssworded, then you hit properties.. goto style and click the checkbox where it says password.. hope i could help

Note that this topic is about consoles and not edit controls.