/**
* HTML5 placeholder emulation for jQuery plugin
*
* This will automatically use the HTML5 placeholder attribute if supported, or emulate this behavior if not.
*
* @author Trevor Parscal
* @author Krinkle
* @version 0.2.0
* @license GPL v2
*/
( function( $ ) {
jQuery.fn.placeholder = function() {
return this.each( function() {
// If the HTML5 placeholder attribute is supported, use it
if ( this.placeholder && 'placeholder' in document.createElement( this.tagName ) ) {
return;
}
var placeholder = this.getAttribute('placeholder');
var $input = jQuery(this);
// Show initially, if empty
if ( this.value === '' || this.value == placeholder ) {
$input.addClass( 'placeholder' ).val( placeholder );
}
$input
// Show on blur if empty
.blur( function() {
if ( this.value === '' ) {
this.value = placeholder;
$input.addClass( 'placeholder' );
}
} )
// Hide on focus
// Also listen for other events in case $input was
// already focused when the events were bound
.bind( 'focus drop keydown paste', function( e ) {
if ($input.hasClass('placeholder')) {
if ( e.type == 'drop' && e.originalEvent.dataTransfer ) {
// Support for drag&drop. Instead of inserting the dropped
// text somewhere in the middle of the placeholder string,
// we want to set the contents of the search box to the
// dropped text.
// IE wants getData( 'text' ) but Firefox wants getData( 'text/plain' )
// Firefox fails gracefully with an empty string, IE barfs with an error
try {
// Try the Firefox way
this.value = e.originalEvent.dataTransfer.getData( 'text/plain' );
} catch ( exception ) {
// Got an exception, so use the IE way
this.value = e.originalEvent.dataTransfer.getData( 'text' );
}
// On Firefox, drop fires after the dropped text has been inserted,
// but on IE it fires before. If we don't prevent the default action,
// IE will insert the dropped text twice.
e.preventDefault();
} else {
this.value = '';
}
$input.removeClass( 'placeholder' );
}
} );
// Blank on submit -- prevents submitting with unintended value
this.form && $( this.form ).submit( function() {
// $input.trigger( 'focus' ); would be problematic
// because it actually focuses $input, leading
// to nasty behavior in mobile browsers
if ( $input.hasClass('placeholder') ) {
$input
.val( '' )
.removeClass( 'placeholder' );
}
});
});
};
} )( jQuery );