Placeholder in Angular OTP Input component

14 Jun 20244 minutes to read

The placeholder in OTP Input specifies the text that is shown as a hint or placeholder until the user enters a value in the input field. It acts as a guidance for the users regarding the expected input format or purpose of the input field.

You can set the placeholder text by using the placeholder property. Additionally, when providing a single character as the placeholder value all input fields within the OTP Input component will display the same character.

app.component.ts

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms'
import { OtpInputModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-inputs'
import { enableRipple } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base'

import { Component } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
imports: [
         FormsModule, OtpInputModule
    ],


standalone: true,
  selector: 'app-root',
  template: `<!-- To Render OTP Input component. -->
    <div class="wrap">
        <div id='otp-container' style="width: 350px;">
            <div ejs-otpinput placeholder="x"></div>
        </div>
    </div>`
})

export class AppComponent { }

main.ts

import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

index.css

/* Represents the styles for loader */
#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  left: 45%;
  position: absolute;
  top: 45%;
  width: 30%;
}

.wrap {
  margin: 50px auto;
}

When a placeholder with multiple placeholder characters is provided each input field will display characters from the placeholder string in sequence based on the available OTP input length.

app.component.ts

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core'
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser'
import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms'
import { OtpInputModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-inputs'
import { enableRipple } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base'

import { Component } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
imports: [
         FormsModule, OtpInputModule
    ],


standalone: true,
  selector: 'app-root',
  template: `<!-- To Render OTP Input component. -->
    <div class="wrap">
        <div id='otp-container' style="width: 350px;">
            <div ejs-otpinput placeholder="wxyz"></div>
        </div>
    </div>`
})

export class AppComponent { }

main.ts

import { bootstrapApplication } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import 'zone.js';
bootstrapApplication(AppComponent).catch((err) => console.error(err));

index.css

/* Represents the styles for loader */
#loader {
  color: #008cff;
  height: 40px;
  left: 45%;
  position: absolute;
  top: 45%;
  width: 30%;
}

.wrap {
  margin: 50px auto;
}