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how to show placeholder/watermark in table filter column

show placeholder in it

I have added table from data control on my .jsf page with filterable option enabled. now i can filter data from my table, but i want to show some placeholder like "search here". how can i show placeholder in search column box?

<af:column
    sortProperty="#{bindings.TblProgView12.hints.ProgId.name}"
    filterable="true" sortable="true" headerText="Program ID"
    align="center" id="c1" width="51">
    <af:inputText value="#{row.bindings.ProgId.inputValue}"
        label="#{bindings.TblProgView12.hints.ProgId.label}"
        required="#{bindings.TblProgView12.hints.ProgId.mandatory}"
        columns="#{bindings.TblProgView12.hints.ProgId.displayWidth}"
        maximumLength="#{bindings.TblProgView12.hints.ProgId.precision}"
        shortDesc="#{bindings.TblProgView12.hints.ProgId.tooltip}" id="it1"
        readOnly="true" contentStyle='text-align:center'>
        <f:validator binding="#{row.bindings.ProgId.validator}" />
    </af:inputText>
</af:column>
Solution

  • One way to create a specific search form for your table with a notice and title is to use the af:query component that comes with your iterator.(Drag&Drop your iterator from datacontrol and select query, read more here : https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E15523_01/apirefs.1111/e12419/tagdoc/af_query.html)

    However as you ask specificaly how can i show placeholder in search column box?

    You can add a filter facet to your column to modify the filter component like follow : 

    <af:column sortProperty="#{bindings.TblProgView12.hints.ProgId.name}"
       filterable="true" sortable="true"
       headerText="Program ID" align="center"
       id="c1" width="51">
       <f:facet name="filter">
            <af:inputText value="#{vs.filterCriteria.ProgId}" 
                  placeholder="SEARCH HERE" id="id4">
            </af:inputText>
        </f:facet>
    <af:inputText value="#{row.bindings.ProgId.inputValue}"
                  label="#{bindings.TblProgView12.hints.ProgId.label}"
                  required="#{bindings.TblProgView12.hints.ProgId.mandatory}"
                  columns="#{bindings.TblProgView12.hints.ProgId.displayWidth}"
                  maximumLength="#{bindings.TblProgView12.hints.ProgId.precision}"
                  shortDesc="#{bindings.TblProgView12.hints.ProgId.tooltip}"
                  id="it1" readOnly="true"
                  contentStyle='text-align:center'>
        <f:validator binding="#{row.bindings.ProgId.validator}"/>
    </af:inputText>
</af:column>