Method

GtkEntryset_placeholder_text

Declaration [src] 

void
gtk_entry_set_placeholder_text (
  GtkEntry* entry,
  const char* text
)

Description [src]

Sets text to be displayed in entry when it is empty.

This can be used to give a visual hint of the expected contents of the GtkEntry.

Sets propertyGtk.Entry:placeholder-text

Parameters

text

Type: const char*

A string to be displayed when entry is empty and unfocused.

The argument can be NULL.
The data is owned by the caller of the method.
The value is a NUL terminated UTF-8 string.