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jquery : clear input text fields on click - BUT only once!

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simply script to clear a text field (ie. a search field) ... but only does it once, just in case the user returns the field to type more...... USABILITY!

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  1. var clearedFields = new Array();
  2.  
  3. $(document).ready(function() {
  4. 	$(':text').click(function() {
  5. 		var field_name = $(this).attr('name');
  6. 		if (jQuery.inArray(field_name, clearedFields) < 0) {
  7. 			$(this).attr('value', '');
  8. 			clearedFields.push(field_name);
  9. 		}
  10. 	});
  11. });

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