# Get iOS element's placeholder value

**URL:** <https://discuss.appium.io/t/get-ios-elements-placeholder-value/36966>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [August 3, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/get-ios-elements-placeholder-value/36966 "2022-08-03T13:18:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![ido\_oserovitz](https://discuss.appium.io/user_avatar/discuss.appium.io/ido_oserovitz/32/9832_2.png) [@ido\_oserovitz](https://discuss.appium.io/u/ido_oserovitz)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://discuss.appium.io/t/get-ios-elements-placeholder-value/36966/1 "2022-08-03T13:18:48Z")

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Can it be implemented? Does iOS expose the placeholder attribute?

I am using appium 2. in Android we have the hint value and in iOS most of the time the label is matched to the placeholder value but it does not promised. Would be nice if it can be done in iOS as well.