---
title: placeholderString
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nstextfieldcell/placeholderstring
---

# placeholderString

The placeholder text for the cell, specified as a plain text string.

## Declaration

```swift
var placeholderString: String? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Assigning a new value to this property also clears out any value set for the placeholderAttributedString property.

## See Also

### Managing Placeholder Strings

- [placeholderAttributedString](appkit/nstextfieldcell/placeholderattributedstring.md)