Question

i have form with text inputs having some value i.e. please enter name etc etc.
i want when the client clicks on the text field the default text to disappear. i after searching added the onclick=”this.value=\’\'” but its not clearing please help.

Answer 1

You can use what stackoverflow uses on the search box:

<input onfocus="if (this.value=='search') this.value = ''" type="text" value="search">

Also, here is a question about the same thing: How do I make an HTML text box show a hint when empty?

NOTE: With HTML5 you can use the following:

<input type="email" name="address" placeholder="[e-mail]">

http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/common-input-element-attributes.html#attr-input-placeholder