Text field default that clears on click

[chainprayer]

I'm trying to get a text field in an HTML form that has a default value (i.e. it says email address) but when a user clicks on it the form clears.

I know how to make a default value, but the user has to manually clear the default before entering their info.

Thanks!

 

[SelfMadeCelo]

Javascript. Try this.

onFocus="this.value=''"

So it would look like this:

<input type="text" onFocus="this.value=''" value="Email address here">

 

[chainprayer]

Awesome! Exactly what I needed! Thank you!

 

[Melrose]

Optionally, you can have it re-add the default text if the user hasn't entered anything:

<input type="text" onFocus="this.value='';" onBlur="if(this.value=='') {this.value='Email Address here';}" value="Email address here" />