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Herr von Wurst
Herr von Wurst

Reputation: 2621

Placeholder text in QML TextEdit

I am looking for a way to show a text hint stating the expected input as advice for the user. Take the Google search bar for example:

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Is there a property I am missing, or is this something that has to be achieved through scripting?

Upvotes: 12

Views: 16444

Answers (3)

Mitch
Mitch

Reputation: 24396

The property doesn't exist on the Qt Quick input items. You can vote for the feature here.

In the meantime, you can use TextArea from Qt Quick Controls 2.

If you would rather use pure Qt Quick, you can do something similar to what the Controls do and add a Text item above the field:

import QtQuick 2.5
import QtQuick.Window 2.2

Window {
    width: 300
    height: 300
    visible: true

    TextEdit {
        id: textEdit
        width: 200
        height: 50

        property string placeholderText: "Enter text here..."

        Text {
            text: textEdit.placeholderText
            color: "#aaa"
            visible: !textEdit.text
        }
    }
}

Upvotes: 28

너를 속였다
너를 속였다

Reputation: 1069

If you want one line input, use TextField.

Upvotes: 2

Renato Caetano
Renato Caetano

Reputation: 51

I found another necessity for Android builds.

Since Android only sends the text editing signal after you press Ok in the virtual keyboard, the placeholder remains there. So to avoid it, I recommend:

TextEdit {
    id: textEdit
    width: 200
    height: 50

    property string placeholderText: "Enter text here..."

    Text {
        text: textEdit.placeholderText
        color: "#aaa"
        visible: !textEdit.text && !textEdit.activeFocus // <----------- ;-)
    }
}

Upvotes: 5

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