defaultValues

defaultValues.js

// Usage: defaultValues.init(Element to bind);
var defaultValues = {
	isOn : false, // Needed to se state of object
	isBind : false, // Check if the elm's have the blur and focus binded
	ThisElm : false, // Default to false.
	// Init function
	init: function($elm)  {
		// Check if it's off and not bound.
		if (!this.isOn && !this.isBind) {
			this.ThisElm = $elm;
			this.isOn = true;
			this.bind();
		// It's on but not bound.. bind it!
		} else if ($this.isBind) {
			this.bind();
		}
	},
	// Bind function to elm
	bind : function() {
		if (this.isOn && !this.IsBind) {
			this.ThisElm.live('focus',function() {
				theTemp = $(this).attr('temp'); //The temp value - if it exists
				var theValue = $(this).val(); //The value of the input
				//Now either the temp value is undefined (first time) or the temp and value are the same - 'Search' in any given language
				if(theTemp == undefined || theTemp == theValue){
					$(this).attr('temp', theValue); //Set the temp to the same as value
					$(this).val(''); //Empty the value attribute to allow typing
				}
				//See, if the value is NOT equal to the temp value and the temp value is NOT undefined, it means the user has typed something. Let them keep it.
			});
			
			this.ThisElm.live('blur',function() {

				//if the box is empty - let's populate the value with our saved standard text in the temp attribute
				if ($(this).attr('value') == "") {
					var theValue = $(this).attr('temp');
					$(this).attr('value',theValue);
				} 
				//nothing else - if the user has typed something, let them keep it
			});
		}
	},
	// Unbind it.
	unbind : function() {
		if (this.isBind) {
			this.ThisElm.unbind('focus');
			this.ThisElm.unbind('blur');
		}
	},
	// Destroy this object
	destroy : function() {
		if (this.isOn) {
			if (this.isBind) {
				this.unbind();
			}
			this.isOn = false;
			this.ThisElm = false;
			return true;
		} else {
			return false;
		}
	}
};