/** Similar to getText() but works properly with password fields */
private String getTextFieldString(TextField ta) {
String text = (String) ta.getText();
String displayText = "";
if ((ta.getConstraint() & TextArea.PASSWORD) != 0) {
// show the last character in a password field
if (ta.isPendingCommit()) {
if (text.length() > 0) {
for (int j = 0; j < text.length() - 1; j++) {
displayText += "*";
}
displayText += text.charAt(text.length() - 1);
}
} else {
for (int j = 0; j < text.length(); j++) {
displayText += "*";
}
}
} else {
displayText = text;
}
return displayText;
}
