Mask input

[Guest]

I’m trying to do a console application and would like to limit the number of
characters entered, I’m using the Console.ReadLine(). Can’t you do something
like this Console.ReadLine(“#####â€)?

 

[Peter Duniho]

I’m trying to do a console application and would like to limit the number of
characters entered, I’m using the Console.ReadLine(). Can’t you do something
like this Console.ReadLine(“#####”)?

Not without writing your own code, no.

You will have to use Console.ReadKey() to handle the input directly.
This includes handling the backspace key explicitly yourself if you want
the user to be able to go backwards in the input.

Pete