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Fix html5 placeholder attribute for ie7 & ie8

Placeholder text is a short example or hint text that is shown in a form field when the field is unfocused and has no input from the user. if (jQuery.browser.msie && jQuery.browser.version.substr(0, 1) < 9) { // ie7&ie8 jQuery('input[placeholder], textarea[placeholder]').each(function () { var input = jQuery(this); jQuery(input).val(input.attr('placeholder')); jQuery(input).focus(function () { if (input.val() == input.attr('placeholder')) { input.val(''); } }); jQuery(input).blur(function () { if (input.val() == '' || input.val() == input.attr('placeholder')) { input.val(input.attr('placeholder')); } }); }); } Working Demo