<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <title>Input box hint</title> <style type="text/css" media="screen"> body { font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; } input { font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; padding: 5px; border: 2px solid #666; } input.blur { color: #999; } </style> <script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <script> <script type="text/javascript" > jQuery.fn.hint = function (blurClass) { if (!blurClass) { blurClass = 'blur'; } return this.each(function () { // get jQuery version of 'this' var $input = jQuery(this), // capture the rest of the variable to allow for reuse title = $input.attr('title'), $form = jQuery(this.form), $win = jQuery(window); function remove() { if ($input.val() === title && $input.hasClass(blurClass)) { $input.val('').removeClass(blurClass); } } // only apply logic if the element has the attribute if (title) { // on blur, set value to title attr if text is blank $input.blur(function () { if (this.value === '') { $input.val(title).addClass(blurClass); } }).focus(remove).blur(); // now change all inputs to title // clear the pre-defined text when form is submitted $form.submit(remove); $win.unload(remove); // handles Firefox's autocomplete } }); };/script> <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"> $(function(){ // find all the input elements with title attributes $('input[title!=""]').hint(); }); <</script> </head> <body> <form action=""> <div><label for="search">Search:</label> <input type="text" name="seach" value="" id="search" title="by name or ticker" /> <input type="submit" value="Go" /> </div> </form> </body> </html>
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