How to add placeholder text to TextEditor in SwiftUI?

Question

When using SwiftUI\'s new TextEditor, you can modify its content directly using a @State. However, I haven\'t see a way to add a placeholder text to it. Is it doable right now?<

Answer 1

As I know, this is the best way to add a placeholder text to TextEditor in SwiftUI

struct ContentView: View {
    @State var text = "Type here"
    
    var body: some View {

        TextEditor(text: self.$text)
            // make the color of the placeholder gray
            .foregroundColor(self.text == "Type here" ? .gray : .primary)
            
            .onAppear {

                // remove the placeholder text when keyboard appears
                NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(forName: UIResponder.keyboardWillShowNotification, object: nil, queue: .main) { (noti) in
                    withAnimation {
                        if self.text == "Type here" {
                            self.text = ""
                        }
                    }
                }
                
                // put back the placeholder text if the user dismisses the keyboard without adding any text
                NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(forName: UIResponder.keyboardWillHideNotification, object: nil, queue: .main) { (noti) in
                    withAnimation {
                        if self.text == "" {
                            self.text = "Type here"
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
    }
}