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ui.Textbox.setPlaceholder
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Sets the textbox's placeholder text, which is shown when no text is entered.
Returns this select.
| Usage | Returns | Textbox.setPlaceholder(placeholder) | ui.Textbox |
| Argument | Type | Details | this: ui.textbox | ui.Textbox | The ui.Textbox instance. |
placeholder | String | The select's placeholder text. |
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Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC.
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