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misteroneill on 05/27/09


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jQuery Clear Default Input Values

 / Published in: jQuery
 

This function loops through a result set of inputs and for each result, it clears the default value onfocus and restores the default if the value is empty onblur.

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  1. (function($){
  2. 	$.fn.clearDefault = function(){
  3. 		return this.each(function(){
  4. 			var default_value = $(this).val();
  5. 			$(this).focus(function(){
  6. 				if ($(this).val() == default_value) $(this).val("");
  7. 			});
  8. 			$(this).blur(function(){
  9. 				if ($(this).val() == "") $(this).val(default_value);
  10. 			});
  11. 		});
  12. 	};
  13. })(jQuery);
  14.  
  15. // Usage: $('input.clear-default').clearDefault();

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