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Placeholder

A placeholder box.

ft.Placeholder(
    expand=True,
    color=ft.Colors.RED_500,
)
Placeholder
Placeholder

Inherits: LayoutControl

Properties

  • color - The color of the placeholder box.
  • content - An optional Control to display inside the placeholder.
  • fallback_height - The height to use when the placeholder is in a situation with an unbounded height.
  • fallback_width - The width to use when the placeholder is in a situation with an unbounded width.
  • stroke_width - The width of the lines in the placeholder box.

Examples​

Live example

Basic Example​

import flet as ft


def main(page: ft.Page):
    page.add(
        ft.SafeArea(
            expand=True,
            content=ft.Placeholder(
                expand=True,
                color=ft.Colors.GREEN_ACCENT,
                fallback_height=200,
                fallback_width=300,
                stroke_width=20,
            ),
        )
    )


if __name__ == "__main__":
    ft.run(main)
basic

Properties​

colorclass-attributeinstance-attribute​

color: ColorValue = Colors.BLUE_GREY_700

The color of the placeholder box.

contentclass-attributeinstance-attribute​

content: Optional[Control] = None

An optional Control to display inside the placeholder.

fallback_heightclass-attributeinstance-attribute​

fallback_height: Number = 400.0

The height to use when the placeholder is in a situation with an unbounded height.

fallback_widthclass-attributeinstance-attribute​

fallback_width: Number = 400.0

The width to use when the placeholder is in a situation with an unbounded width.

stroke_widthclass-attributeinstance-attribute​

stroke_width: Optional[Number] = 2.0

The width of the lines in the placeholder box.