Clear placeholder text

by mattography

HTML

<input type="text" placeholder="Separate multiple addresses with commas">

CSS

.placeholder
{
  color: #aaa;
}

JavaScript

$('[placeholder]').focus(function() {
  var input = $(this);
  if (input.val() == input.attr('placeholder')) {
    input.val('');
    input.removeClass('placeholder');
  }
}).blur(function() {
  var input = $(this);
  if (input.val() == '' || input.val() == input.attr('placeholder')) {
    input.addClass('placeholder');
    input.val(input.attr('placeholder'));
  }
}).blur();