How to display text in a textbox, when textbox propetry textmode is Password.

How to display text in a textbox from DB, when textbox propetry textmode is Password. Ex: value in DB for password is "test" i want to display it in a textbox as **** i am doing as dim strPassword as string = myreader("password") txtpassword.TextMode = TextBoxMode.Password txtpassword.text = strPassword but textbox(txtpassword) showing empty Help appreciated Thanks in advance