[jQuery] Clear Input Search Box?

[Danjojo]

I am trying to clear an input search box's value.

When the page loads the value is set. I.e.:

<input id="searchBox" name="searchBox" type="text" class="input"
style="width: 100px;" value="Search term or part #">

I want to set it to blank when the user clicks the box to enter a
value:

        $("#searchBox").click(function() {
                $("#searchBox").attr("value","");
        });

I have tried a couple things but I keep getting errors..

        $("#searchBox").click(function() {
                $(this).attr("value","");
        });