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Created September 5, 2012 10:46
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Remove helper text when given focus and re-display helper text when loose focus and empty
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helper.js
$("input, textarea").focus(function(){
if ($(this).val() == $(this).attr("title")) {
$(this).val("");
}
}).blur(function () {
if ($(this).val() == "") {
$(this).val($(this).attr("title"));
}
});
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Why not use the placeholder attribute?

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