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DropDownBoxBuilder.Placeholder(String) Method

Specifies a text string displayed when the editor's value is empty. Mirrors the client-side placeholder option.

Namespace: DevExtreme.AspNet.Mvc.Builders

Assembly: DevExtreme.AspNet.Core.dll

#Declaration

C#
public DropDownBoxBuilder Placeholder(
    string value
)

#Parameters

Name Type Description
value String

The option value.

#Returns

Type Description
DropDownBoxBuilder

A reference to this instance after the method is called.

#Remarks

Use the following notation to set the option’s value:

@(Html.DevExtreme().DropDownBox()
    .Placeholder("My placeholder")
)
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