how to show in a text field the default or an example of what the user should input vb.net

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I'm trying to set a default value in a text input field which gives the user an example of what to enter. This should be in grey color and should disappear as soon as they start typing.

Do you mean _Cue Banner_? If so, https://stackoverflow.com/a/59803179/14171304 — dr.null, Sep 09 '22 at 18:02
@dr.null i think it is... Let me try it out. Thank you for pointing to the right direction — Waddah Shamroukh, Sep 09 '22 at 18:17
Maybe [WaterMark Textbox](https://www.experts-exchange.com/articles/362/Custom-WaterMark-TextBox-for-Windows-Forms-VB-Net.html)? — dwpessoa, Sep 09 '22 at 19:20

PSU · Accepted Answer · 2022-09-10T18:05:11.973

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Add a placeholder attribute in code behind - if your textbox is

<asp:textbox runat="server" ID="mytextbox" />

Then in code behind add

mytextbox.Attributes.Add("placeholder", "example text")

[edit] - sorry, I'm thinking of web forms, not windows forms...

[edit] see here: Placeholder in TextBox in Window Forms using VB.NET

edited Sep 10 '22 at 18:05

answered Sep 10 '22 at 14:42

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how to show in a text field the default or an example of what the user should input vb.net

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