Set Placeholder for simpleGeocoder

Question

I have seen the examples and API Reference.

Only with an arcgisGeocoder it is possible to set an placeholder.

Not with the esri.dijit.geocoder:

var geocoder = new esri.dijit.Geocoder({
          map: map,
          autocomplete: true,
          esriGeocoder: {
            name: "Zoek plaats/straat",
   placeholder: "Zoek Straat/Plaats"  NOT WORKING
            
          }
        },"search");

I also did some element inspector on Google Chrome. Does anyone know how to set the placeholder

DavidRaijmakers · Answer

Yes but i dont want to use the arcgisGeocoder. i just want them to search on a street name. And that is , as far as i know, only possible with esriGeocoder. So my question is if it is possible to set an placeholder for a esriGeocoder

derekswingley1 · Answer

The geocoder with suffix sample shows (among other things) custom placeholder text:  http://help.arcgis.com/en/webapi/javascript/arcgis/jssamples/#sample/locator_suffix

The mistake in your code is that your using "esriGeocoder" instead of "arcgisGeocoder".

KevinMacLeod1 · Answer

I have seen the examples and API Reference.

Only with an arcgisGeocoder it is possible to set an placeholder.

Not with the esri.dijit.geocoder:

var geocoder = new esri.dijit.Geocoder({
          map: map,
          autocomplete: true,
          esriGeocoder: {
            name: "Zoek plaats/straat",
   placeholder: "Zoek Straat/Plaats"  NOT WORKING
            
          }
        },"search");

I also did some element inspector on Google Chrome. Does anyone know how to set the placeholder

Try putting it in "value". See the "whole enchilada" section on the GitHub page for this dijit https://github.com/Esri/geocoder-search-widget-js/blob/master/resources/media_wiki.txt

Note: we are waiting for a fix for using this dijit where the queried JSON field is something that is not 'SingleLineInput', e.g. Streets, as discussed in detail in the Sample Viewer thread.