htmltextfieldhint

HTML input field hint

I want to provide the user with a hint on what he needs to enter into my text field. However, when I set the value, it does not disappear once a user clicks on the text field. How can you make it disappear?

<form action="input_password.htm">
  <p>Username:<br><input name="Username" value="Enter username.." type="text" size="20" maxlength="20"></p>
</form>
Solution

  • You'd need attach an onFocus event to the input field via Javascript:

    <input type="text" onfocus="this.value=''" value="..." ... />