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Created April 21, 2011 14:34
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Clear default text when user selects the input field
$('input[data-default]').select(function () {
if ($(this).val() == $(this).attr('data-default')) {
$(this).val('');
}
});
$('input[data-default]').click(function () {
if ($(this).val() == $(this).attr('data-default')) {
$(this).val('');
}
});
$('input[data-default]').blur(function () {
if ($(this).val() == '') {
$(this).val($(this).attr('data-default'));
}
});
$('input[data-default]').each(function(index) {
if ($(this).val() == '') {
$(this).val($(this).attr('data-default'));
}
});
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