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Created March 13, 2013 09:17
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jQuery input placeholder fix
placeholderSupport = ("placeholder" in document.createElement("input"));
if(!placeholderSupport ){
$('[placeholder]').focus(function() {
var input = $(this);
if (input.val() == input.attr('placeholder')) {
input.val('');
input.removeClass('placeholder');
}
}).blur(function() {
var input = $(this);
if (input.val() == '' || input.val() == input.attr('placeholder')) {
input.addClass('placeholder');
input.val(input.attr('placeholder'));
}
}).blur().parents('form').submit(function() {
$(this).find('[placeholder]').each(function() {
var input = $(this);
if (input.val() == input.attr('placeholder')) {
input.val('');
}
})
});
}
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beshur commented Mar 13, 2013

Originates from https://gist.github.com/hagenburger/379601
Just created as a separate file so I can use it with Sublime Text gist package.

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