formatiing a string or numeric control or indicator like a password field

[TroyR]

Is it possible to format the field of a string or numeric, so that the output is all asterisks or dots (like a password)?

Ideally I would like to be able to change the format (ie hide/unhide) of the string or numeric programatically from outside of the VI.

Thanks for the help,

- Troy

[Taki1999]

You can do this with a string but not with a numeric.

The Display Style property of a string can be used to set the password display mode.

[mjhakkar]

String control/indicator has a display style property, which can be set at runtime.

From the Labview help:

Sets the display style of a string object. Valid values include 0 (normal), 1 (backslash '\' codes), 2 (password), and 3 (hex). You cannot write to this property when the referenced string control has key focus.