The DOM Input URL placeholder Property is used to set or return the value of the Placeholder attribute of a URL Field.The placeholder attribute specifies a short hint as a text in the input field that describes the expected value.
Syntax:
- It is used to return the placeholder property.
urlObject.placeholder
- It is used to set the placeholder property.
urlObject.placeholder = text
Property Value:
- text: It defines a short hint that describe a expected value of the url Field.
Return Value: It returns a String value which represented a short hint that describes the expected value of the URL Field.
Example-1: This Example illustrates how to return the property.
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >
DOM Input URL placeholder Property
</ title >
</ head >
< body >
< center >
< h1 style = "color:green;" >
GeeksForGeeks
</ h1 >
< h2 >
DOM Input URL placeholder Property
</ h2 >
< label for = "uname"
style = "color:green" >
< b >Enter URL</ b >
</ label >
< input type = "url"
id = "gfg"
placeholder = "Enter URL"
size = "20"
name = "myGeeks" >
< br >
< br >
< button type = "button"
onclick = "geeks()" >
Click
</ button >
< p id = "GFG"
style="color:green;
font-size:25px;">
</ p >
< script >
function geeks() {
var link =
document.getElementById(
"gfg").placeholder;
document.getElementById(
"GFG").innerHTML = link;
}
</ script >
</ center >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:
Before Clicking On Button:

After Clicking On Button:

Example-2: This Example illustrates how to set the Property.
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >
DOM Input URL placeholder Property
</ title >
</ head >
< body >
< center >
< h1 style = "color:green;" >
GeeksForGeeks
</ h1 >
< h2 >
DOM Input URL placeholder Property
</ h2 >
< label for = "uname"
style = "color:green" >
< b >Enter URL</ b >
</ label >
< input type = "url"
id = "gfg"
placeholder = "Enter URL"
size = "20"
name = "myGeeks" >
< br >
< br >
< button type = "button"
onclick = "geeks()" >
Click
</ button >
< p id = "GFG"
style="color:green;
font-size:25px;">
</ p >
< script >
function geeks() {
var link =
document.getElementById(
"gfg").placeholder =
"GeeksForGeeks.com";
document.getElementById(
"GFG").innerHTML = link;
}
</ script >
</ center >
</ body >
</ html >
|
Output:
Before Clicking On Button:

After Clicking On Button:

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by DOM input URL Placeholder Property are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer 10.0 +
- Firefox
- Opera
- Safari
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Last Updated :
07 Jul, 2022
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