CONTROL
- Introduction to CTRL
- Control Classes
- Types of Control Functions
- Control graphics
  - Graphics objects
  - Attributes of graphics objects
  - Panel functions
  - Reference Functions
  - Arc
  - AttentionEffect EWO functions
  - Bar trend
  - BarChart3D EWO
  - Button
  - Chart.ewo
  - Calendar
  - Cascade
  - Checkbox
  - Clock
  - Combobox
  - DateTimeEdit EWO functions
  - DialGauge EWO
  - DoubleSpinbox EWO
  - DpTreeView
  - DpTypeView
  - Embedded module
  - Frame
  - GIS Viewer EWO
    WinCC OA GIS Viewer provides the cartographic representation of objects in WinCC OA. This new feature provides numerous advantages, particularly in geographical distributed systems, like in Water, Traffic, Oil & Gas or Energy.
  - Label Functions
  - Layoutgroup functions
  - LCD number
  - Maps Widget - Properties and Functions
  - PDF Viewer EWO
  - PictureFlow EWO functions
  - Pipe
  - Polyline
  - Primitive text
  - Progress bar
  - Radio box
  - Rectangle
  - Reference Functions
  - Scheduler.ewo
  - Selection list
  - Slider
  - Spin button
  - Splitter
  - Tab
  - Table
  - TextEdit
  - Text field
    - "acceptDrops"
      Specifies whether drop events are enabled for this object.
    - "borderStyle"
      Defines the used border style (normal, 3D).
    - "clearButtonEnabled"
      Specifies whether the clear button is enabled for this text field.
    - "editable"
      Specifies whether the content can be overwritten by the user.
    - "font"
      Sets the font of an object.
    - "format"
      Specifies text formatting.
    - "inputMask"
      Allows you to define what characters are allowed at what position within a text field.
    - "max"
      Defines the maximum value that can be entered in a text field.
    - "min"
      Defines the minimum value that can be entered in a text field.
    - "placeholderText"
      This text is displayed grayed out until the user writes something in the text field.
    - "select"
      Selects the text of a text field. The complete text or only a specified number of characters can be selected.
    - "text"
      Returns the content (text) of a text field.
    - "updatesEnabled"
      This attribute specifies whether updates of a widget (for example, a textEdit, slider, progress bar, zoom navigator, LCD number or thumb wheel) have been enabled.
  - Thumb wheel
  - ToggleSwitch EWO
  - Tree widget
  - Trend
  - VideoPlayer.ewo
  - WebView EWO
  - Zoom Navigator
    Functions available for the Zoom Navigator widget.
- CONTROL Functions
- CtrlExtension, basics
- CTRL Debugger
  You can use the CTRL debugger to debug the Control programming language. The debugger can be used via its own panel, which also enables the monitoring and setting of variable values during the execution of a script.

"placeholderText"

This text is displayed grayed out until the user writes something in the text field.

Synopsis

shape.placeholderText(string text);

Parameters


Parameter	Description
limit	Upper limit of the value range.

Description

This text is displayed grayed out until the user writes something in the text field.

Assignment

TextEdit