> $("input[id=transl1]").attr("placeholder","Start your search here");
Is there an advantage to using "input[id=transl1]" over "#transl1" ?
I've never seen a selector written that way when looking for something
by id.
A couple of efficiency points:
If you have jQuery which makes multiple calls to the same element, you
shouldn't query for that element more than once. Set a variable:
var transl1 = $("#transl1");
...and then re-use it:
transl1.attr("value","Start your search here");
Second, there's no reason to add an onfocus attribute when you can add
an event handler. And really we don't need to set a variable after all
because we can simply chain everything:
$(document).ready(function(){
$("#transl1").val("Start your search here")
.on("focus",function(){
if(this.value == 'Start your search here'){
this.value = '';
}
})
.on("blur",function(){
if(this.value==''){
this.value = 'Start your search here';
}
});
});
-- Owen
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Web Developer
Athens County Public Libraries
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