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// Released under MIT license: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
//See more at: http://www.syntacticsugr.com/23-javascript/sugr_cubes/112-detect-html5-placeholder-attribute-support#sthash.g81NfAk7.dpuf
placeholderSupport = ("placeholder" in document.createElement("input"));
if(!placeholderSupport){
//This browser does not support the placeholder attribute
//use javascript instead
$('[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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