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Clear Text Field on Focus

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This requires jQuery. The script checks to see if default text is present in a text field on focus. If it is, then it clears the text. Otherwise, it leaves user entered text intact. This is normally used for a search box.

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  1. $("#searchbox").focus(function () { 
  2. 	if ($("#searchbox").val() == "Blah Blah Blah") {
  3. 		$("#searchbox").val("");	
  4. 	}
  5. });

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