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id title challengeType guideUrl videoUrl
bad87fee1348bd9aedf08830 Add Placeholder Text to a Text Field 0 https://www.freecodecamp.org/guide/certificates/add-placeholder-text-to-a-text-field https://scrimba.com/p/pVMPUv/cKdJDhg

Description

Placeholder text is what is displayed in your input element before your user has inputted anything. You can create placeholder text like so: <input type="text" placeholder="this is placeholder text">

Instructions

Set the placeholder value of your text input to "cat photo URL".

Tests

tests:
  - text: Add a <code>placeholder</code> attribute to the existing text <code>input</code> element.
    testString: assert($("input[placeholder]").length > 0, 'Add a <code>placeholder</code> attribute to the existing text <code>input</code> element.');
  - text: Set the value of your placeholder attribute to "cat photo URL".
    testString: assert($("input") && $("input").attr("placeholder") && $("input").attr("placeholder").match(/cat\s+photo\s+URL/gi), 'Set the value of your placeholder attribute to "cat photo URL".');
  - text: The finished <code>input</code> element should have valid syntax.
    testString: assert($("input[type=text]").length > 0 && code.match(/<input((\s+\w+(\s*=\s*(?:".*?"|'.*?'|[\^'">\s]+))?)+\s*|\s*)\/?>/gi), 'The finished <code>input</code> element should have valid syntax.');

Challenge Seed

<h2>CatPhotoApp</h2>
<main>
  <p>Click here to view more <a href="#">cat photos</a>.</p>

  <a href="#"><img src="https://bit.ly/fcc-relaxing-cat" alt="A cute orange cat lying on its back."></a>

  <p>Things cats love:</p>
  <ul>
    <li>cat nip</li>
    <li>laser pointers</li>
    <li>lasagna</li>
  </ul>
  <p>Top 3 things cats hate:</p>
  <ol>
    <li>flea treatment</li>
    <li>thunder</li>
    <li>other cats</li>
  </ol>
  <input type="text">
</main>

Solution

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