How to add Ghost Texts on a placeholder

iquita2005 · ‎08-31-2016

Hello Community,

Please how to I add a ghost texts to a place holder? I will like to add some ghost texts to a text box as a form of additional information that will disappear once the user starts to type into the text box.

Thanks

veena_kvkk88 · ‎08-31-2016

Which table form do you want this placeholder text to appear in? Write an onLoad Client script for that table and the script is:

function onLoad() {

   u_addPlaceholderAttribute('u_client', 'Testing placeholder \r\n new line \r\n 3rd line \r\n 4th \r\n this is last');

}

Then write a UI script (because this can be used again anywhere) that goes like this:

function u_addPlaceholderAttribute(variableName, hint) {

   try{

   var fieldName = g_form.getControl(variableName).name.toString();

   if (Prototype.Browser.IE) {

   fieldName.placeholder = hint;

   } else {

   $(fieldName).writeAttribute('placeholder', hint);

   }

   } catch(err) {}

}

The function call (u_addPlaceholderAttribute) in the onLoad client script should be the function name (u_addPlaceholderAttribute) you give in the UI script. Is this what you did? In my example, 'u_client' is the name of the field where I wanted my placeholder.

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saha_namrata92 · ‎03-26-2024

Hello,

I've been trying to set a placeholder text on CHG table, test plan field in workspace view.

Unfortunately, it is not working with the above onLoad Client script and UI script.

Please assist!