[SOLVED] default vaule in inputs, focus to blank just once?

[dadamssg]

I have some text fields i want default values in but when the user click on i want them to be blank...." this.value='' " works but if the user clicks of to fix another text field, then clicks back on the other text field the value gets set back to being blank. anyone know how to make it to where it just goes blank ONCE to get rid of the default value? then the user can click off and back on again without losing his input? thanks!

[seventheyejosh]

onclick="if(this.value=='Default text string'){this.value=''};"

[Zane]

this would work better

onclick="if(this.value==''){this.value='Default text string'};"

 

I would also use onblur instead of onclick

[seventheyejosh]

but wouldnt that fill in the text? i think he wants it to start with a text, like have 'search' in the search input when the page loads.

 

maybe:

 

onfocus="if(this.value=='Default String'){this.value='';};" onblur="if(this.value==''){this.value='Default String';};"

 

[dadamssg]

that last one is perfect, thank you!