---
nav-title: "placeholder How-To"
title: "placeholder"
environment: nativescript
description: "Examples for using placeholder"
previous_url: /ApiReference/ui/placeholder/HOW-TO
---
# Placeholder
Using the placeholder requires the Placeholder module.
{%snippet article-require-placeholder-module%}
Creating native view for the Placeholder using creatingView event.
``` XML
<Page>
  {%raw%}<Placeholder creatingView="creatingView" />{%endraw%}
</Page>
```
{%snippet article-creating-view%}