placeholder

Sets or gets the element's placeholder text.

Description

Placeholder text is typically used to provide a hint to the user of what to enter into a input element that accepts text. When the user begins to enter text, the placeholder text disappears.

Type:

stringRead & Write

Mixed in from:$w.TextInputMixin

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Get an element's placeholder text

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1let placeholdText = $w("#myElement").placeholder; // "Enter name"

Set an element's placeholder text

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1$w("#myElement").placeholder = "Enter your name";