SWI-Prolog 9.3.5
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PublicShow sourcegetpass.pl -- Request passwords using XPCE

This module provides getpass/1 as a simple way to prompt for a password and the class passwd_item, which defines a text_item with *** feedback.

Source getpass(-Passwd)
Asks the user for a password. Provides feedback as `*' characters The password typed is returned as a Prolog list. All intermediate results use XPCE strings rather than atoms to avoid finding the typed password by inspecting the Prolog or XPCE symbol-table.