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HTML
<html>
<input type="hidden" name="_task" value="login">
<input type="hidden" name="_action" value="login">
<input type="hidden" name="_timezone" id="rcmlogintz" value="_default_"><input type="hidden" name="_url" id="rcmloginurl" value="">
<table>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="title">
<label for="rcmloginuser">Username</label>
</td>
<td class="input">
<input name="_user" id="rcmloginuser" required="required" size="40" autocapitalize="off" autocomplete="off" type="text">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="title">
<label for="rcmloginpwd">Password</label>
</td>
<td class="input">
<input name="_pass" id="rcmloginpwd" required="required" size="40" autocapitalize="off" autocomplete="off" type="password"> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</html>
JavaScript
document.getElementById("rcmloginuser").placeholder = "Placeholder";
document.getElementById("rcmloginpwd").setAttribute("placeholder", "Password");