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The DOM Input Password Placeholder Property is used to set or return the value of the Placeholder attribute of a Password Field. The placeholder attribute specifies a 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 is used to return the placeholder property.
passwordObject.placeholder
  • It is used to set the placeholder property.
passwordObject.placeholder = text

Property Value: 

  • text: It defines a short hint that describe a expected value of the Password Field.

Return Value: It returns a String value which represented a short hint that describes the expected value of the Password Field.

Example-1: This Example illustrates how to return the property. 

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body style="text-align:center;">
    <h1 style="color:green;">
        GeeksForGeeks
    </h1>
    <h2>DOM Input Password placeholder Property</h2>
    <form id="myGeeks">
        Password: <input type="password"
            id="myPsw"
            name="Geeks"
            placeholder="password">
    </form>
    <br><br>
    <button onclick="myFunction()">
        Click Here!
    </button>
    <p id="demo" style="color:green;font-size:25px;"></p>
    <script>
        function myFunction() {
            var x =
            document.getElementById(
            "myPsw").placeholder;
             
            document.getElementById(
            "demo").innerHTML = x;
        }
    </script>
</body>
</html>
 
 

Output: 

Before clicking on the button:

  

After clicking on the button:

  

Example-2: This example illustrates that how to set the property. 

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body style="text-align:center;">
    <h1 style="color:green;">
        GeeksForGeeks
    </h1>
    <h2>DOM Input Password placeholder Property</h2>
    <form id="myGeeks">
        Password: <input type="password"
            id="myPsw"
            name="Geeks"
            placeholder="password">
    </form>
    <br><br>
    <button onclick="myFunction()">
        Click Here!
    </button>
    <p id="demo" style="color:green;font-size:25px;"></p>
    <script>
        function myFunction() {
            var x =
            document.getElementById(
            "myPsw").placeholder ="Enter Your Password";
             
            document.getElementById(
            "demo").innerHTML = x;
        }
    </script>
</body>
</html>
 
 

Output: 

Before clicking on the button:

  

After clicking on the button:

  

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by DOM input Password placeholder Property are listed below:

  • Google Chrome 1+
  • Edge 12+
  • Firefox 1+
  • Opera 2+
  • Safari 1+


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