gistfile1.js

  var newSalesPageInputs = [var $newSaleAddress = $('#newSaleAddress'),
                            var $newSaleTitle = $('#newSaleTitle'), 
                            var $newSaleDescription = $('#newSaleDescription'),
                            var $newSaleSummary = $('#newSaleSummary'),
                            var $newSaleItems = $('#newSaleItems')];
                            


  for(var i = 0; i < newSalesPageInputs.length; i++) {
    alert(i);
    $newSalesPageInputs[i].focus(function () {
      $newSalesPageInputs[i].attr('data-value', $newSalesPageInputs[i].val());
      $newSalesPageInputs[i].val('');
    });

    $newSalesPageInputs[i].blur(function () {
      if ($newSalesPageInputs[i].val().length === 0) {
        $newSalesPageInputs[i].val($newSalesPageInputs[i].attr('data-value'));
      }
    });
  } 




// this is based on this code:
// don't want to do this for EVERY variable, but I guess I could set a class instead of an ID?


    $searchAddress.focus(function () {
      $searchAddress.attr('data-value', $searchAddress.val());
      $searchAddress.val('');
    });

    $searchAddress.blur(function () {
      if ($searchAddress.val().length === 0) {
        $searchAddress.val($searchAddress.attr('data-value'));
      }
    });