NET Password Generator
GetPasswordMessage Method
Example 



KellermanSoftware.NetPasswordGenerator Namespace > PasswordGenerator Class : GetPasswordMessage Method
Get a password validation message based on the configuration
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Function GetPasswordMessage() As String
'Usage
 
Dim instance As PasswordGenerator
Dim value As String
 
value = instance.GetPasswordMessage()
public string GetPasswordMessage()
public:
String^ GetPasswordMessage(); 
Example
//Licensed Mode
//PasswordGenerator generator = new PasswordGenerator("User Name From Receipt", "License Key From Receipt");
 
//Trial Mode
PasswordGenerator generator = new PasswordGenerator();
 
//Set the desired configuration
generator.Config.MinNumbers = 1;
generator.Config.MaxNumbers = 2;
generator.Config.NumberPosition = Position.Center;
generator.Config.ValidSpecialCharacters = "@#$";
generator.Config.MinSpecialCharacters = 1;
generator.Config.MaxSpecialCharacters = 1;
generator.Config.SpecialCharacterPosition = Position.Center;
generator.Config.MinUpperLetter = 1;
generator.Config.MinLowerLetter = 1;
generator.Config.MinWords = 2;
generator.Config.MaxWords = 3;
generator.Config.WordStyle = WordStyle.PopularWords;
generator.Config.MinLength = 15;
generator.Config.MaxLength = 20;
generator.VerifyConfiguration();
 
//This will be an invalid password
string invalidPassword = "a";
 
if (!generator.ValidPassword(invalidPassword))
{
    Console.WriteLine(generator.GetPasswordMessage());
}
'Licensed Mode
'PasswordGenerator generator = new PasswordGenerator("User Name From Receipt", "License Key From Receipt");
 
'Trial Mode
Dim generator As New PasswordGenerator()
 
'Set the desired configuration
generator.Config.MinNumbers = 1
generator.Config.MaxNumbers = 2
generator.Config.NumberPosition = Position.Center
generator.Config.ValidSpecialCharacters = "@#$"
generator.Config.MinSpecialCharacters = 1
generator.Config.MaxSpecialCharacters = 1
generator.Config.SpecialCharacterPosition = Position.Center
generator.Config.MinUpperLetter = 1
generator.Config.MinLowerLetter = 1
generator.Config.MinWords = 2
generator.Config.MaxWords = 3
generator.Config.WordStyle = WordStyle.PopularWords
generator.Config.MinLength = 15
generator.Config.MaxLength = 20
generator.VerifyConfiguration()
 
'This will be an invalid password
Dim invalidPassword As String = "a"
 
If Not generator.ValidPassword(invalidPassword) Then
    Console.WriteLine(generator.GetPasswordMessage())
End If
Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

See Also

Reference

PasswordGenerator Class
PasswordGenerator Members