Question

there’s a nice function created in the answer to this question How to remove default value of input on focus, but how can it be re-used and applied to multiple input fields?

something like this, but working http://jsfiddle.net/hDCsZ/177/

basic I’m sure. thanks in advance.

Answer 1

http://jsfiddle.net/mpH6U/

$(document).ready(function(){
    var input = $('input');

    input.each(function(){
       $(this).data('default', $(this).val());
    }).focus(function(){
        if($(this).val() == $(this).data('default')){
            $(this).val("");
        }            
    }).blur(function(){
        if(!$(this).val()){
            $(this).val($(this).data('default'));
        }
    });  
})​