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[`AbstractTextComponent`](AbstractTextComponent) › [`setPlaceholder`](AbstractTextComponent/setPlaceholder)
## AbstractTextComponent.setPlaceholder() method
0.9.7
**Signature:**
```typescript
setPlaceholder(placeholder: string): this;
```
## Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| <code>placeholder</code> | <code>string</code> | |
**Returns:**
`this`