C# Console - hide the input from console window while typing

Question

I\'m using Console.ReadLineto read the input of the user. However, I want to hide/exclude the inputted text on the console screen while typing. For example, whe

Answer 1

I created this method from the code in the answer by dataCore and the suggestion by m4tt1mus. I also added support for the backspace key.

private static string GetHiddenConsoleInput()
{
    StringBuilder input = new StringBuilder();
    while (true)
    {
        var key = Console.ReadKey(true);
        if (key.Key == ConsoleKey.Enter) break;
        if (key.Key == ConsoleKey.Backspace && input.Length > 0) input.Remove(input.Length - 1, 1);
        else if (key.Key != ConsoleKey.Backspace) input.Append(key.KeyChar);
    }
    return input.ToString();
}