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# placeholder(context:)

Provides the entry representing a placeholder version of the
widget.

```
func placeholder(context: Self.Context) -> Self.Entry
```

## Parameters

`context`

An object describing the context to show the widget in.

## Return Value

A relevance entry that represents a placeholder version of the widget.

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