Hi,
I did this here:
/* get default value of any <input value="this here"> and make it disappear
when the user focusses the input field
when the focus is taken from that field (blur), do this:
if nothing was entered by the user, set back the default value,
otherwise don't mess with the users input */
$('input').focus(function(){
var defaultText = $(this).val();
$(this).val('');
$("input").blur( function () {
var userInput = $(this).val();
if (userInput == ''){
$(this).val(defaultText);
}
});
});
on this HTML:
<div id="search">
<form action="/portal/wps/portal/PortalSearch">
<label for="searchFor">Search: </label>
<input name="searchFor" class="inputField" id="searchFor" type="text"
value="Search">
<input type="image" src="theme/images/btn_search.gif" alt="go">
</form>
</div><!-- #search END -->
Is that what you want to do? I guess it could be optimized, though....
Regards
Michael
Original message Donnerstag, 17. Juli 2008, 18:19:
> Is there a plugin for this by chance? I know it's pretty quick to write, but
> wanted to find out if someone's already done it better than I could.
>
> Also, would toggle() work for this sort of thing? Is there a focus/blur
> toggle in the jQuery core?
