Is there any way to add a placeholder text to an edit?
My only idea is to always manually set the color and the text of the given edit in its OnChange event, but it seems to be a bit tedious to me.
Any other suggestions?
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Abdullah Ilgaz
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4Do you want [TextHint](http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/Libraries/Seattle/en/Vcl.StdCtrls.TEdit.TextHint)? – Uli Gerhardt Apr 15 '16 at 10:23
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Yes, I was looking for the TextHint. Please, make this comment an answer, so I can accept it. – Oh nooo Apr 15 '16 at 10:26
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I don't understand how could one upvote an answer and do not upvote a question ... – Paul Sep 14 '20 at 12:11
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What you are looking for is handled by the TEdit.TextHint property. Note that it only works on XP and later with Visual Themes/Styles enabled for the app.
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In case anyone got here like me through a web search, in cross-platform versions of Delphi using FMX, the placeholder display is handled by TEdit.TextPrompt.
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