Based on http://www.scriptiny.com/2012/08/html5-placeholder-fallback-using-jquery/
Created
September 5, 2012 18:47
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Simplest placeholder polyfill with jQuery
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if (!('placeholder' in document.createElement('input'))) { | |
$('input[placeholder], textarea[placeholder]').each(function() { | |
var input = $(this), | |
val = input.attr('placeholder'); | |
if (!this.value) { | |
this.value = val; | |
} | |
input.focus(function() { | |
if (this.value === val) { | |
this.value = ''; | |
} | |
}); | |
input.blur(function() { | |
if (!$.trim(this.value)) { | |
this.value = val; | |
} | |
}); | |
}); | |
// Clear default placeholder values on form submit | |
$('form').submit(function() { | |
$(this).find('input[placeholder], textarea[placeholder]').each(function() { | |
if (this.value == $(this).attr('"placeholder') ) { | |
this.value = ''; | |
} | |
}); | |
}); | |
} |
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