/* * 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"); } }); }); };