---
title: placeholderAttributedString
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nsformcell/placeholderattributedstring
---

# placeholderAttributedString

The cell’s attributed placeholder string.

## Declaration

```swift
@NSCopying var placeholderAttributedString: NSAttributedString? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion If this property returns nil, you can also call placeholderString to see if the cell has a plain text placeholder string.

## See Also

### Asking About Placeholder Values

- [placeholderString](appkit/nsformcell/placeholderstring.md)