*/
( function ( $ ) {
- $.fn.placeholder = function () {
+ $.fn.placeholder = function ( text ) {
return this.each( function () {
var placeholder, $input;
+ if ( arguments.length ) {
+ this.setAttribute( 'placeholder', text );
+ }
+
// If the HTML5 placeholder attribute is supported, use it
if ( this.placeholder && 'placeholder' in document.createElement( this.tagName ) ) {
return;
}
- placeholder = this.getAttribute( 'placeholder' );
+ placeholder = arguments.length ? text : this.getAttribute( 'placeholder' );
$input = $(this);
// Show initially, if empty
// Hide on focus
// Also listen for other events in case $input was
// already focused when the events were bound
- .bind( 'focus drop keydown paste', function ( e ) {
+ .on( 'focus drop keydown paste', function ( e ) {
if ( $input.hasClass( 'placeholder' ) ) {
if ( e.type === 'drop' && e.originalEvent.dataTransfer ) {
// Support for drag&drop. Instead of inserting the dropped