HTML | DOM Input URL placeholder Property

Difficulty Level : Basic
Last Updated : 18 Mar, 2019

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>

Output:
Before Clicking On Button:

After Clicking On Button:

Example-2: This Example ilustrates 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>