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Entering HTML text box text?

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How to create an HTML text box with a hint when empty?

Very simple question. I would like to put a tooltip in a text box similar to the StackOverflow log. I want the phrase to appear in the text box, and when the user enters a new value, the word "discount" disappears from the text box.

Can I do it myself using events like OnBlur, OnChange, etc. (I do not know what)? Or has something done already around?

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As rudeovski said, you can use placeholder in modern browsers.
But for the older one you will need a javascript / jQuery reserve.

Here is a good example:

http://uniquemethod.com/html5-placeholder-text-with-modernizr-and-jquery-fallback

This will automatically generate a placeholder backup for you.

You just need to write:

<input type="text" id="discount" placeholder="discount" />

Modernizr combined with jQuery does the rest for you.
Hope this help :)

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You can use placeholder text for this.

 <input type="text" id="discount" placeholder="discount" />

For it to work on all browsers, you need to use jquery / javascript for this. As far as I know, it does not work in IE.

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