/*
* searchField - jQuery plugin to display and remove
* a default value in a searchvalue on blur/focus
*
* Copyright (c) 2008 J�örn Zaefferer
*
* $Id$
*
* Dual licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses:
* http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
* http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
*
*/
/**
* Clear the help text in a search field (either in the value or title attribute)
* when focused, and restore it on blur if nothing was entered. If the value is
* blank but there is a title attribute, the title will be moved to the initial value.
*
* @example $('#quicksearch').searchField();
* @before
* @result
*
* @name searchField
* @type jQuery
* @cat Plugins/SearchField
*/
jQuery.fn.searchField = function(mark){
return this.each(function() {
var mark = mark || this.title;
if (!mark)
return;
var target = this;
var original = $(this);
if (this.type == "password") {
target = $("")
.insertBefore(this)
.css("display", $(this).css("display"))
.attr("size", this.size)
.attr("title", this.title)
.attr("class", this.className)
.addClass("watermark")[0];
if (!this.value) {
$(this).hide();
} else {
$(target).hide();
}
}
if(!target.value || mark == this.value) {
$(target).addClass("watermark");
}
// setup initial value
if (!this.value || target != this) {
target.value = mark;
}
$(target).focus(function() {
if (target != original[0]) {
$(this).hide();
original.show().focus();
} else if (this.value == mark) {
this.value = '';
$(this).removeClass("watermark");
}
});
$(this).blur(function() {
if (!this.value.length) {
if (target != original[0]) {
$(target).show();
original.hide();
} else {
this.value = mark;
$(this).addClass("watermark")
}
}
});
// make sure that when the form is submitted, the watermark is
// replaced with the empty string, which is usually the expected behavior.
$(this).parents("form:first").submit(function(){
if ($(target).hasClass("watermark")) {
$(target).attr("value", "");
$(target).removeClass("watermark");
}
});
});
};