<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/01/05/displaying-a-textinput-controls-text-as-a-password-in-flex/ -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
		layout="vertical"
		verticalAlign="middle"
		backgroundColor="white" viewSourceURL="srcview/index.html">

	<mx:ApplicationControlBar dock="true">
		<mx:CheckBox id="checkBox"
				label="displayAsPassword:"
				labelPlacement="left"
				selected="true"
				change="textInput.displayAsPassword = checkBox.selected;" />
	</mx:ApplicationControlBar>

	<mx:TextInput id="textInput"
			text="password"
			displayAsPassword="true" />

</mx:Application>