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GetPlaceholder

Gets text field placeholder.

Syntax​

expression.GetPlaceholder();

expression - A variable that represents a ApiTextWidget class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

string

Example​

Get placeholder from text widget and display it in a PDF document.

// How do I get the placeholder in a PDF document?

// Get the placeholder using a text widget object in a PDF document.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let page = doc.GetPage(0);
let comboboxField = Api.CreateComboboxField([10, 10, 160, 30]);
page.AddObject(comboboxField);

let widgets = comboboxField.GetAllWidgets();
widgets[0].SetPlaceholder('Your text here');
console.log('Text widget placeholder is: "' + widgets[0].GetPlaceholder() + '"');