 				text = cola.Entity._evalDataPath(item, @_textProperty or @_valueProperty or "value")
 			else
 				text = item
-			input.value = text or ""
+
+			if not @_useValueContent
+				input.value = text or ""
+
 			input.placeholder = ""
 			@get$Dom().removeClass("placeholder")
 		else
-			input.value = ""
+			if not @_useValueContent
+				input.value = ""
+
 			input.placeholder = @_placeholder or ""
 			@get$Dom().addClass("placeholder")
 

		$inputDom.prop("readonly", @_finalReadOnly or @_isEditorReadOnly() or @_disabled)
		@get("actionButton")?.set("disabled", @_finalReadOnly)
		@_setValueContent()
		@_refreshInputValue(@_value)
		return

	_setValue: (value) ->

					if input.readOnly then @close()
				else
					@open()
			return
		)

		$(@_doms.input).on("input", (evt) =>
