Visual Basic 2012 Programmer's Reference

ENTERING DATA

Sometimes, it is impractical to use the selection controls described in the previous section. For example, the user cannot reasonably enter biographical data or comments using a Combo Box or RadioButton. In those cases, you can provide a text control where the user can type information.

The following table briefly describes the WPF controls that allow the user to enter text.

CONTROL	PURPOSE
PasswordBox	Similar to a TextBox but displays a mask character instead of the characters that the user types. (See example program UsePasswordBox, available for download on the book’s website.)
RichTextBox	Similar to a TextBox but contains text in the form of a document object. See the section “Managing Documents” later in this chapter for more information on documents.
TextBox	Allows the user to enter simple text. Optionally can allow carriage returns and tabs, and can wrap text.