Add setPlaceholderNumberType public method

README.md

@@ -262,6 +262,12 @@ Insert a number, and update the selected flag accordingly. _Note that if `format
 $("#phone").intlTelInput("setNumber", "+447733123456");
 ```
 
+**setPlaceholderNumberType**  
+Change the placeholderNumberType option.
+```js
+$("#phone").intlTelInput("setPlaceholderNumberType", "FIXED_LINE");
+```
+
 
 ## Static Methods
 

build/js/intlTelInput.js

@@ -1029,6 +1029,11 @@
             if (flagChanged) {
                 this._triggerCountryChange();
             }
+        },
+        // set the placeholder number typ
+        setPlaceholderNumberType: function(type) {
+            this.options.placeholderNumberType = type;
+            this._updatePlaceholder();
         }
     };
     // using https://github.com/jquery-boilerplate/jquery-boilerplate/wiki/Extending-jQuery-Boilerplate

spec.html

@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@
 
   <script src="src/spec/tests/methods/setNumber.js"></script>
 
+  <script src="src/spec/tests/methods/setPlaceholderNumberType.js"></script>
+
   <script src="src/spec/tests/options/allowDropdown.js"></script>
 
   <script src="src/spec/tests/options/autoHideDialCode.js"></script>

src/js/intlTelInput.js

@@ -1260,6 +1260,12 @@ Plugin.prototype = {
     if (flagChanged) {
       this._triggerCountryChange();
     }
+  },
+
+  // set the placeholder number typ
+  setPlaceholderNumberType: function(type) {
+      this.options.placeholderNumberType = type;
+      this._updatePlaceholder();
   }
 
 };

src/spec/tests/methods/setPlaceholderNumberType.js

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+"use strict";
+
+describe("setPlaceholderNumberType: init vanilla plugin and call setPlaceholderNumberType with 'FIXED_LINE'", function() {
+
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    intlSetup(true);
+    input = $("<input>");
+    input.intlTelInput({
+      initialCountry: "gb"
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(function() {
+    input.intlTelInput("destroy'");
+    input = null;
+  });
+
+  it("sets the placeholder to fixed line", function() {
+    input.intlTelInput("setPlaceholderNumberType", "FIXED_LINE");
+    expect(input.attr("placeholder")).toEqual("0121 234 5678");
+  });
+
+  it("sets the placeholder to mobile", function() {
+    input.intlTelInput("setPlaceholderNumberType", "MOBILE");
+    expect(input.attr("placeholder")).toEqual("07400 123456");
+  });
+
+});