/* * jQuery Form Example Plugin 1.4.1 * Populate form inputs with example text that disappears on focus. * * e.g. * $('input#name').example('Bob Smith'); * $('input[@title]').example(function() { * return $(this).attr('title'); * }); * $('textarea#message').example('Type your message here', { * className: 'example_text' * }); * * Copyright (c) Paul Mucur (http://mucur.name), 2007-2008. * Dual-licensed under the BSD (BSD-LICENSE.txt) and GPL (GPL-LICENSE.txt) * licenses. * * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. */ (function($) { $.fn.example = function(text, args) { /* Only calculate once whether a callback has been used. */ var isCallback = $.isFunction(text); /* Merge the arguments and given example text into one options object. */ var options = $.extend({}, args, {example: text}); return this.each(function() { /* Reduce method calls by saving the current jQuery object. */ var $this = $(this); /* Merge the plugin defaults with the given options and, if present, * any metadata. */ if ($.metadata) { var o = $.extend({}, $.fn.example.defaults, $this.metadata(), options); } else { var o = $.extend({}, $.fn.example.defaults, options); } /* The following event handlers only need to be bound once * per class name. In order to do this, an array of used * class names is stored and checked on each use of the plugin. * If the class name is in the array then this whole section * is skipped. If not, the events are bound and the class name * added to the array. * * As of 1.3.2, the class names are stored as keys in the * array, rather than as elements. This removes the need for * $.inArray(). */ if (!$.fn.example.boundClassNames[o.className]) { /* Because Gecko-based browsers cache form values * but ignore all other attributes such as class, all example * values must be cleared on page unload to prevent them from * being saved. */ $(window).unload(function() { $('.' + o.className).val(''); }); /* Clear fields that are still examples before any form is submitted * otherwise those examples will be sent along as well. * * Prior to 1.3, this would only be bound to forms that were * parents of example fields but this meant that a page with * multiple forms would not work correctly. */ $('form').submit(function() { /* Clear only the fields inside this particular form. */ $(this).find('.' + o.className).val(''); }); /* Add the class name to the array. */ $.fn.example.boundClassNames[o.className] = true; } /* Internet Explorer will cache form values even if they are cleared * on unload, so this will clear any value that matches the example * text and hasn't been specified in the value attribute. * * If a callback is used, it is not possible or safe to predict * what the example text is going to be so all non-default values * are cleared. This means that caching is effectively disabled for * that field. * * Many thanks to Klaus Hartl for helping resolve this issue. */ if ($.browser.msie && !$this.attr('defaultValue') && (isCallback || $this.val() == o.example)) $this.val(''); /* Initially place the example text in the field if it is empty * and doesn't have focus yet. */ if ($this.val() == '' && this != document.activeElement) { $this.addClass(o.className); /* The text argument can now be a function; if this is the case, * call it, passing the current element as `this`. */ $this.val(isCallback ? o.example.call(this) : o.example); } /* Make the example text disappear when someone focuses. * * To determine whether the value of the field is an example or not, * check for the example class name only; comparing the actual value * seems wasteful and can stop people from using example values as real * input. */ $this.focus(function() { /* jQuery 1.1 has no hasClass(), so is() must be used instead. */ if ($(this).is('.' + o.className)) { $(this).val(''); $(this).removeClass(o.className); } }); /* Make the example text reappear if the input is blank on blurring. */ $this.blur(function() { if ($(this).val() == '') { $(this).addClass(o.className); /* Re-evaluate the callback function every time the user * blurs the field without entering anything. While this * is not as efficient as caching the value, it allows for * more dynamic applications of the plugin. */ $(this).val(isCallback ? o.example.call(this) : o.example); } }); }); }; /* Users can override the defaults for the plugin like so: * * $.fn.example.defaults.className = 'not_example'; */ $.fn.example.defaults = { className: 'example' }; /* All the class names used are stored as keys in the following array. */ $.fn.example.boundClassNames = []; })(jQuery);