HTML | DOM Input URL placeholder Property

Last Updated : 07 Jul, 2022

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:

Example-1:

html

<!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:

set

html

<!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:

DOM input URL Placeholder Property

Google Chrome
Internet Explorer 10.0 +
Firefox
Opera
Safari

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