Other Text Field Properties
In addition to the standard text traits, text fields offer other properties that control how the field is presented. Here are ones you should know about:
Placeholder—Figure 6-2 shows a field’s placeholder text. This text appears in light gray when the text field is empty. It provides a user prompt that describes the target content for that field. Use the placeholder to provide usage hints such as User Name or E-mail address, as demonstrated in Figure 6-2.
Figure 6-2 Placeholder text appears inside text fields in a light ...
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