The DOM Input Password Placeholder Property is used to set or return the value of the Placeholder attribute of a Password Field. The placeholder attribute specifies a short hint that describes the expected value of an input field . The short hint is displayed in the field before the user enters a value.
Syntax:
- It is used to return the placeholder property.
passwordObject.placeholder
- It is used to set the placeholder property.
passwordObject.placeholder = text
Property Value:
- text: It defines a short hint that describe a expected value of the Password Field.
Return Value: It returns a String value which represented a short hint that describes the expected value of the Password Field.
Example-1: This Example illustrates how to return the property.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html>
<body style="text-align:center;">
<h1 style="color:green;">
GeeksForGeeks
</h1>
<h2>DOM Input Password placeholder Property</h2>
<form id="myGeeks">
Password: <input type="password"
id="myPsw"
name="Geeks"
placeholder="password">
</form>
<br><br>
<button onclick="myFunction()">
Click Here!
</button>
<p id="demo" style="color:green;font-size:25px;"></p>
<script>
function myFunction() {
var x =
document.getElementById(
"myPsw").placeholder;
document.getElementById(
"demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Before clicking on the button:
After clicking on the button:
Example-2: This example illustrates that how to set the property.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html>
<body style="text-align:center;">
<h1 style="color:green;">
GeeksForGeeks
</h1>
<h2>DOM Input Password placeholder Property</h2>
<form id="myGeeks">
Password: <input type="password"
id="myPsw"
name="Geeks"
placeholder="password">
</form>
<br><br>
<button onclick="myFunction()">
Click Here!
</button>
<p id="demo" style="color:green;font-size:25px;"></p>
<script>
function myFunction() {
var x =
document.getElementById(
"myPsw").placeholder ="Enter Your Password";
document.getElementById(
"demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
|
Output:
Before clicking on the button:
After clicking on the button:
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by DOM input Password placeholder Property are listed below:
- Google Chrome 1+
- Edge 12+
- Firefox 1+
- Opera 2+
- Safari 1+