Javascript DOM HTML Input Text placeholder Property get

Introduction

Get the placeholder text of a text field: 

var x = document.getElementById("myText").placeholder;

Click the button to display the placeholder text of the text field.

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

First Name: <input type="text" id="myText" placeholder="Name">
<button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button>

<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function myFunction() {//from   w w w  .  j av  a2  s . c om
  var x = document.getElementById("myText").placeholder;
  document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>



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