Change the placeholder text of a URL field:
document.getElementById("myURL").placeholder = "Type URL here..";
Click the button to change the placeholder text of the URL field.
elements with type="url" are not supported in Safari.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> Homepage: <input type="url" id="myURL" placeholder="URL"> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <script> function myFunction() {// w w w .ja va2 s . c om document.getElementById("myURL").placeholder = "Type URL here.."; } </script> </body> </html>
The placeholder property sets or gets the placeholder attribute of a URL field.
The placeholder attribute sets a short hint message for an URL field.
The short hint is displayed in the text field before the user enters a value.
This property mirrors the HTML placeholder attribute.
The placeholder property accepts and returns a String type value.