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Josh Fallon

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Javascript clear and recall default form value

to javascript forms default value by joshfallon on May 16, 2006
// Swap out default text in a form field on click, and recall if field is empty

<script type="text/javascript">
function clickclear(thisfield, defaulttext, color) {
	if (thisfield.value == defaulttext) {
		thisfield.value = "";
		if (!color) {
			color = "000000";
		}
		thisfield.style.color = "#" + color;
	}
}
function clickrecall(thisfield, defaulttext, color) {
	if (thisfield.value == "") {
		thisfield.value = defaulttext;
		if (!color) {
			color = "cccccc";
		}
		thisfield.style.color = "#" + color;
	}
}
</script>

Javascript clear and recall default form value

to javascript forms default value by joshfallon on May 16, 2006
// Swap out default text in a form field on click, and recall if field is empty
// Example: <input type="text" value="Enter text" onclick="clickclear(this, 'Enter text')" onblur="clickrecall(this,'Enter text')" />

<script type="text/javascript">
function clickclear(thisfield, defaulttext, color) {
	if (thisfield.value == defaulttext) {
		thisfield.value = "";
		if (!color) {
			color = "000000";
		}
		thisfield.style.color = "#" + color;
	}
}
function clickrecall(thisfield, defaulttext, color) {
	if (thisfield.value == "") {
		thisfield.value = defaulttext;
		if (!color) {
			color = "cccccc";
		}
		thisfield.style.color = "#" + color;
	}
}
</script>

Javascript clear and recall default form value

to javascript forms default value by joshfallon on May 16, 2006
// Swap out default text in a form field on click, and recall if field is empty
// Example: <input type="text" value="Enter text" onclick="clickclear(this, 'Enter text')" onblur="clickrecall(this,'Enter text')" />

<script type="text/javascript">
function clickclear(thisfield, defaulttext, color) {
	if (thisfield.value == defaulttext) {
		thisfield.value = "";
		if (!color) {
			color = "000000";
		}
		thisfield.style.color = "#" + color;
	}
}
function clickrecall(thisfield, defaulttext, color) {
	if (thisfield.value == "") {
		thisfield.value = defaulttext;
		if (!color) {
			color = "cccccc";
		}
		thisfield.style.color = "#" + color;
	}
}
</script>
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  1. 1 Javascript clear and recall default form value
  2. 2 Javascript clear and recall default form value
  3. 3 Javascript clear and recall default form value