Why Can\'t jQuery Change a Password Input Field\'s Type?

jQuery: Can't Change Password Input Type

This issue occurs when trying to change the type of a password input field to text using jQuery, but fails to execute. The code in question:

Cause and Solution

This behavior is most likely a security measure implemented by the browser. As per the jQuery source code:

For IE and potentially other browsers, changing the type of input fields (particularly sensitive ones like passwords) is not permitted.

Workaround

One workaround is to use straight DOM code:

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