jquery.resettable.js

/**
 * jQuery Resettable - A function to make form fields reset to their initial values when left blank
 * Copyright (c) 2009 Ben Byrne - ben(at)fireflypartners(dot)com | http://www.fireflypartners.com
 * Dual licensed under MIT and GPL.
 * Date: 10/16/2009
 * @author Ben Byrne
 * @version 0.1.0
 *
 */


jQuery.fn.resettable = function ( ) {

  fields = new Array();

  this.each(function() {

    //check to make sure the element has a name attribute. If not, do nothing!
    if (!jQuery(this).attr("name")) return true;
  
    fields [ jQuery(this).attr("name") ] = jQuery(this).val();
    
    jQuery(this).focus(function() {
      if ( jQuery(this).val() == fields[ jQuery(this).attr("name") ] ) 	jQuery(this).val("");   
    }).blur(function() {
  		if (jQuery(this).val() == "") jQuery(this).val( fields[ jQuery(this).attr("name") ] );
    });
    
  });
  return this;
}