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---
sidebar_label: QLineEdit
title: QLineEdit
---
> Create and control editable text field.
**This class is a JS wrapper around Qt's [QLineEdit class](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qlineedit.html)**
A `QLineEdit` provides ability to add and manipulate native editable text field widgets.
**QLineEdit inherits from [NodeWidget](api/NodeWidget.md)**
### Example
```javascript
const { QLineEdit } = require("@nodegui/nodegui");
const lineEdit = new QLineEdit();
```
### `new QLineEdit(parent?)`
- `parent` NodeWidget (_optional_). Any widget inheriting from NodeWidget can be passed as a parent. This will make this widget, the child of the parent widget.
## Static Methods
QLineEdit can access all the static methods defined in [NodeWidget](api/NodeWidget.md)
## Instance Properties
QLineEdit can access all the instance properties defined in [NodeWidget](api/NodeWidget.md). Additionally it also has the following instance properties:
### `lineEdit.placeholderText`
The placeholder text set on the lineEdit.
## Instance Methods
QLineEdit can access all the instance methods defined in [NodeWidget](api/NodeWidget.md). Additionally it also has the following instance methods:
### `lineEdit.setText(text)`
Sets the given text to the lineEdit.
- `text` string
### `lineEdit.setPlaceholderText(text)`
Sets the given text to the lineEdit's placeholder.
- `text` string
### `lineEdit.text()`
Returns the currently set text from native lineEdit widget.
### `lineEdit.setReadOnly(isReadOnly)`
Sets the lineEdit to be read only. lineEdit property holds whether the line edit is read only.
- `isReadOnly` boolean
### `lineEdit.clear()`
Clears the lineEdit.