How can I add placeholder text to my f.text_field fields so that the text comes pre-written by default, and when a user click inside the fields, the text goes away - allowing the user to type in the new text?
Ruby on Rails: How do I add placeholder text to a f.text_field?
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In Rails 4(Using HAML):
=f.text_field :first_name, class: 'form-control', autofocus: true, placeholder: 'First Name'
I tried the solutions above and it looks like on rails 5.* the second agument by default is the value of the input form, what worked for me was:
text_field_tag :attr, "", placeholder: "placeholder text"
This way works to me.
<%= form_for @product do |f| %>
<%= f.label :name %>
<%= f.text_field :name, placeholder: "Drill hammer" %>
<% end %>
As you can see, to implement a placeholder, you just can add the "placeholder: "text here", after your text_field name.
Hope my answer can be understood!
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