resources/jquery/jquery.placeholder.js

   1 /**
   2  * HTML5 placeholder emulation for jQuery plugin
   3  *
   4  * This will automatically use the HTML5 placeholder attribute if supported, or emulate this behavior if not.
   5  *
   6  * @author Trevor Parscal <tparscal@wikimedia.org>
   7  * @version 0.1.0
   8  * @license GPL v2
   9  */
  10
  11 jQuery.fn.placeholder = function( text ) {
  12         // If the HTML5 placeholder attribute is supported, use it
  13         if ( 'placeholder' in document.createElement( 'input' ) ) {
  14                 jQuery(this).attr( 'placeholder', text );
  15         }
  16         // Otherwise, use a combination of blur and focus event handlers and a placeholder class
  17         else {
  18                 jQuery(this).each( function() {
  19                         var $input = jQuery(this);
  20                         $input
  21                                 // Show on blur if empty
  22                                 .bind( 'blur', function() {
  23                                         if ( $input.val().length == 0 ) {
  24                                                 $input
  25                                                         .val( text )
  26                                                         .addClass( 'placeholder' );
  27                                                 }
  28                                         } )
  29                                 // Hide on focus
  30                                 .bind( 'focus', function() {
  31                                         if ( $input.hasClass( 'placeholder' ) ) {
  32                                                 $input
  33                                                         .val( '' )
  34                                                         .removeClass( 'placeholder' );
  35                                         }
  36                                 } )
  37                                 // Blank on submit -- prevents submitting with unintended value
  38                                 .parents( 'form' )
  39                                         .bind( 'submit', function() {
  40                                                 $input.trigger( 'focus' );
  41                                         } );
  42                         // Show initially, if empty
  43                         if ( $input.val() == '' ) {
  44                                 $input.trigger( 'blur' );
  45                         }
  46                 } );
  47         }
  48 };