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Placeholder attribute for older browsers
// only bind if placeholder isn't natively supported by the browser
if (!('placeholder' in input)) {
$('input[placeholder]').each(function () {
'use strict';
var self = $(this);
self.val(self.attr('placeholder')).bind({
focus: function () {
if (self.val() === self.attr('placeholder')) {
self.val('');
}
},
blur: function () {
var label = self.attr('placeholder');
if (label && self.val() === '') {
self.val(label);
}
}
});
});
}
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