Cakephp input prompt text

Question

I have the following input field in a form:

  echo $this->Form->input('website_name');

Now i want it to display a prompt text that when the user starts to type disapears

i have tried the following:

  echo $this->Form->input('website_name'),array('namespace'=>'Hello world');

  echo $this->Form->input('website_name'),array('title'=>'Hello world');
  echo $this->Form->input('website_name'),array('placeholder' =>'Hello world');

but with no luck. Does anyone know how to get a prompt text on these text fields?

Devang Rathod · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-26 11:02:22Z

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You can use placeholder instead of name and title.

echo $this->Form->input('website_name',array('placeholder'=>'Hello world'));

answered Aug 26, 2013 at 11:02

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Dipesh Parmar · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-26 11:01:47Z

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Your declaration is wrong.

echo $this->Form->input('website_name'),array('namespace'=>'Hello world');
--------------------------------------^^--
echo $this->Form->input('website_name'),array('title'=>'Hello world');
--------------------------------------^^--

must be

$this->Form->input('website_name'
array('namespace'=>'Hello world',
'title'=>'Hello world',
 'placeholder' =>'Hello world'));

answered Aug 26, 2013 at 11:01

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Marc Rasmussen Over a year ago

worked. although its array('placeholder'=>'Hello world', instead of namespace

Dipesh Parmar Over a year ago

sorry i forget to add placeholder in array...now see

Vahid Hallaji · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-26 11:03:44Z

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This is exactly what you want:

echo $this->Form->input('website_name', array('placeholder' => 'Hello world'));

answered Aug 26, 2013 at 11:03

Vahid Hallaji

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Lkopo · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-26 11:15:39Z

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input() is a cakePHP method and you are trying to put 2 attributes but wrong. Here is correct form:

echo $this->Form->input('website_name', array('placeholder'=>'Hello world'));

string - 'website_name'
Array - array('placeholder'=>'Hello world')

answered Aug 26, 2013 at 11:15

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