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---
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id: bad87fee1348bd9aedf08830
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title: Add Placeholder Text to a Text Field
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challengeType: 0
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guideUrl: 'https://www.freecodecamp.org/guide/certificates/add-placeholder-text-to-a-text-field'
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videoUrl: 'https://scrimba.com/p/pVMPUv/cKdJDhg'
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---
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## Description
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<section id='description'>
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Placeholder text is what is displayed in your <code>input</code> element before your user has inputted anything.
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You can create placeholder text like so:
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<code><input type="text" placeholder="this is placeholder text"></code>
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</section>
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## Instructions
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<section id='instructions'>
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Set the <code>placeholder</code> value of your text <code>input</code> to "cat photo URL".
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</section>
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## Tests
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<section id='tests'>
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```yml
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tests:
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- text: Add a <code>placeholder</code> attribute to the existing text <code>input</code> element.
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testString: assert($("input[placeholder]").length > 0, 'Add a <code>placeholder</code> attribute to the existing text <code>input</code> element.');
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- text: Set the value of your placeholder attribute to "cat photo URL".
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testString: assert($("input") && $("input").attr("placeholder") && $("input").attr("placeholder").match(/cat\s+photo\s+URL/gi), 'Set the value of your placeholder attribute to "cat photo URL".');
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- text: The finished <code>input</code> element should have valid syntax.
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testString: assert($("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.');
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```
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</section>
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## Challenge Seed
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<section id='challengeSeed'>
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<div id='html-seed'>
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```html
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<h2>CatPhotoApp</h2>
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<main>
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<p>Click here to view more <a href="#">cat photos</a>.</p>
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<a href="#"><img src="https://bit.ly/fcc-relaxing-cat" alt="A cute orange cat lying on its back."></a>
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<p>Things cats love:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>cat nip</li>
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<li>laser pointers</li>
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<li>lasagna</li>
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</ul>
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<p>Top 3 things cats hate:</p>
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<ol>
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<li>flea treatment</li>
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<li>thunder</li>
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<li>other cats</li>
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</ol>
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<input type="text">
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</main>
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```
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</div>
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</section>
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## Solution
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<section id='solution'>
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```js
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// solution required
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```
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</section>
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