Question

How can I write this so the text shows in the text field (search bar) during the page load?

<input type="text" id="addressInput" value="<%=addressStr%>" onblur="if(this.value=='')this.value='Search a location here';" onfocus="if(this.value=='Search a location here')this.value='';" />


At the moment the text only shows when you click in the textfield.

Answer 1

@detonate: You could just add some of the same logic to the ASP value so it’ll show Search a location here if addressStr is blank:

<input type="text" id="addressInput" value="<% If addressStr = "" Then Response.Write "Search a location here" End If %>" onblur="if(this.value=='')this.value='Search a location here';" onfocus="if(this.value=='Search a location here')this.value='';" />