---
title: accessibilityPlaceholderValue()
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/accessibilityplaceholdervalue()
---

# accessibilityPlaceholderValue()

Returns the placeholder value for the accessibility element.

## Declaration

```swift
func accessibilityPlaceholderValue() -> String?
```

## See Also

### Configuring text elements

- [accessibilityInsertionPointLineNumber()](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/accessibilityinsertionpointlinenumber().md)
- [setAccessibilityInsertionPointLineNumber(_:)](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/setaccessibilityinsertionpointlinenumber(_:).md)
- [accessibilityNumberOfCharacters()](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/accessibilitynumberofcharacters().md)
- [setAccessibilityNumberOfCharacters(_:)](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/setaccessibilitynumberofcharacters(_:).md)
- [setAccessibilityPlaceholderValue(_:)](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/setaccessibilityplaceholdervalue(_:).md)
- [accessibilitySelectedText()](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/accessibilityselectedtext().md)
- [setAccessibilitySelectedText(_:)](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/setaccessibilityselectedtext(_:).md)
- [accessibilitySelectedTextRange()](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/accessibilityselectedtextrange().md)
- [setAccessibilitySelectedTextRange(_:)](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/setaccessibilityselectedtextrange(_:).md)
- [accessibilitySelectedTextRanges()](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/accessibilityselectedtextranges().md)
- [setAccessibilitySelectedTextRanges(_:)](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/setaccessibilityselectedtextranges(_:).md)
- [accessibilitySharedCharacterRange()](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/accessibilitysharedcharacterrange().md)
- [setAccessibilitySharedCharacterRange(_:)](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/setaccessibilitysharedcharacterrange(_:).md)
- [accessibilitySharedTextUIElements()](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/accessibilitysharedtextuielements().md)
- [setAccessibilitySharedTextUIElements(_:)](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol/setaccessibilitysharedtextuielements(_:).md)