create a password Flash ActionScript 3.0 TextInput

The following example shows ho wyou can create a password Flash ActionScript 3.0 TextInput component by setting the displayAsPassword property.

Full code after the jump.

// ActionScript 3.0
/* Requires:
* - CheckBox component in Flash library
* - TextInput component in Flash library
*/
import fl.controls.CheckBox;
import fl.controls.TextInput;

var checkBox:CheckBox = new CheckBox();
checkBox.label = "displayAsPassword";
checkBox.addEventListener(Event.CHANGE, checkBox_change);
checkBox.width = 200;
checkBox.move(10, 10);
addChild(checkBox);

var textInput:TextInput = new TextInput();
textInput.text = new Date().toString();
textInput.displayAsPassword = checkBox.selected;
textInput.width = 200;
textInput.move(10, 40);
addChild(textInput);

function checkBox_change(evt:Event):void {
textInput.displayAsPassword = checkBox.selected;
}