HTML | DOM Input Search placeholder Property
Last Updated :
25 Aug, 2022
The DOM Input Search placeholder Property in HTML DOM is used to set or return the value of the placeholder attribute of a search field. The placeholder attribute specifies the 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 returns the placeholder property.
searchObject.placeholder
- It is used to set the placeholder property.
searchObject.placeholder = text
Property Value: It contains single value text which is used to define a short hint that describes an expected value of the search Field.
Return Value: It returns a string value that represented a short hint that describes the expected value of the search Field.
Example-1: This example illustrates how to return Input search Placeholder property.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >
Input Search placeholder Property
</ title >
< style >
h1 {
color: green;
}
h2 {
font-family: Impact;
}
body {
text-align: center;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 >
< h2 >Input Search placeholder Property</ h2 >
< form id = "myGeeks" >
< input type = "Search"
id = "test"
placeholder = "Type to search.."
readOnly>
</ form >
< br >
< br >
< button ondblclick = "Access()" >
click here
</ button >
< p id = "check"
style="font-size:24px;
color:green;">
</ p >
< script >
function Access() {
// return Input search placeholder property
var s = document.getElementById(
"test").placeholder;
document.getElementById(
"check").innerHTML = s;
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
|
Output:
Before Clicking On Button:
After Clicking On Button:
Example-2: This Example illustrates that how to set the Input search Placeholder Property.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >
Input Search placeholder Property
</ title >
< style >
h1 {
color: green;
}
h2 {
font-family: Impact;
}
body {
text-align: center;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 >
< h2 >Input Search placeholder Property</ h2 >
< form id = "myGeeks" >
< input type = "Search"
id = "test"
placeholder = "Type to search.."
readOnly>
</ form >
< br >
< br >
< button ondblclick = "Access()" >
click here
</ button >
< p id = "check"
style="font-size:24px;
color:green;">
</ p >
< script >
function Access() {
// setting the Input search placeholder property
var s = document.getElementById(
"test").placeholder = "search here";
document.getElementById(
"check").innerHTML =
"The value of the Placeholder attribute was changed to "
+ s;
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
|
Output:
Before Clicking On Button:
After Clicking On Button:
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by DOM input search placeholder Property are listed below:
- Google Chrome 5 and above
- Edge 12 and above
- Firefox 4 and above
- Opera 10.6 and above
- Safari 5 and above
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