The WatermarkTextBox will be removed in Catel v5.0. It is deprecated and replaced by the WatermarkTextBox in Orc.Controls.

The WatermarkTextBox allows to set a watermark on textboxes that do not yet have a value.

Setting up a simple watermark

A simple watermark is a watermark with text only. Below is an example:

<catel:WatermarkTextBox Watermark="Enter the first name" />

Setting up a complex watermark

A complex watermark is a watermark that can contain any control, for example an image:

<catel:WatermarkTextBox>
  <catel:WatermarkTextBox.Watermark>
  <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
  <Image Source="/Images/Address.png" />
  <TextBlock Text="Enter the e-mail" />
  </StackPanel>
  </catel:WatermarkTextBox.Watermark>
</catel:WatermarkTextBox>