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Asked: 2026-06-01T00:19:17+00:00

Here’s my code for the text area. <textarea style=width: 95%; rows=6 name=feedback[<?=$r_uid;?>] disabled=disabled onclick=this.value=”;

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Here’s my code for the text area.

<textarea style="width: 95%;" rows="6" name="feedback[<?=$r_uid;?>]" disabled="disabled" onclick="this.value='';" onblur="this.value=!this.value?'No feedback provided':this.value;" maxlength="800"></textarea>

When a user clicks it, it clears out. And if they leave it blank, the text “No feedback provided” appears. However, if they type something else and click outside the box, the text area retains it.

The problem, however, is if they click inside the box. The new text typed in is cleared out. Is there a way to prevent it from clearing out if a new text is typed in?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Add this to your onClick event:

    if (this.value == 'No feedback provided') this.value = '';

    …
    Note that you only targeting click! what about keyboard navigation? use onfocus instead of onclick:

    <textarea style="width: 95%;" rows="6" name="feedback[<?=$r_uid;?>]" disabled="disabled" 
onfocus="if (this.value == 'No feedback provided') this.value = '';" onblur="this.value=!this.value?'No feedback provided':this.value;" maxlength="800"></textarea>

    Note that inline scripts are deprecated and hard to read and maintain.

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