text box with initial value 3

[balance]

Hello,

I am looking for a way to have a text box with an initial value in it. I know you can do this by stating and initial value...but I am looking for the inital value to disappear once they click in the box.

For example, if I have a text box called email I might look for it to say yourname@yourdomain.com, then when the user clicks on the box it will erase that value allowing them to put their email address.

Any help or references is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

AJ

 

[MrGrey]

This should do it.

<input type=&quot;text&quot; value=&quot;hello&quot; onfocus=&quot;this.value=''&quot;>

Cheers,

Tom

 

[wmd3]

You could try the following, but I haven't tested any of it.

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<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=&quot;JavaScript&quot;>
function EmailOnClick()
{
if (document.forms.FormName.txtEmail.value == 'yourname@yourdomain.com')
{
document.forms.FormName.txtEmail.value = '';
}
}
</SCRIPT>

<INPUT TYPE=&quot;TEXT&quot; NAME=&quot;txtEmail&quot; VALUE=&quot;yourname@yourdomain.com&quot; ONCLICK=&quot;EmailOnClick();&quot;>

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- Bill Davis

 

[starway]

here it is:

<form name=someform>
...
<input type=&quot;text&quot; name=&quot;something&quot; value=&quot;yourname@yourdomain.com&quot; onfocus=&quot;this.value='' &quot;>
...
</form>

Works in all browsers.
good luck

 

[balance]

All three of you are awesome, thanks for the info.

Have a great weekend!

AJ

 

[tsdragon]

Good answers! You should give them a star! Tracy Dryden
tracy@bydisn.com

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