(function($){ $.fn.placeholder = function(options){


// configuration properties
options = $.extend({
 // defaults
 holderText: null,
 attribute: 'placeholder',
 addclass: 'placeholder'
},
options);


return this.each(function(){var $this = $(this);

 // set a property to avoid placeholdering the same element twice if we're called again

 if($this.data('hasPlaceholder') === true) return;
 if ($this.attr(options.attribute)) $this.data({'hasPlaceholder': true});


 // if no placeholder text is defined, give up
 var placeholder = options.holderText || $this.attr(options.attribute);
 if(!placeholder || placeholder.length < 1) return;

 // focus handler/function - if placeholder text is there, remove it, remove placeholder class
 $this.focus(function(){
  clearFunction($this);
  if(options.addclass) $this.removeClass(options.addclass);
 });

 $this.parents('form').submit(function(){
  clearFunction($this.parents('form').find('.placeholder'));
  if(options.addclass) $this.removeClass(options.addclass);
 });

 // focus handler - blur function separate so we can call it on page load
 $this.blur(blurFunction);

 // blur function - if placeholder text is there, remove it, remove placeholder class
 function blurFunction(){
  var val = $this.val();
  if(val == '' || val == placeholder && options.addclass){
   $this.addClass(options.addclass);
  }
  if(val == ''){
   $this.val(placeholder)
  }
 }

 function clearFunction($obj){
  $obj.each(function(){
   var val = $(this).val();
   if(val == placeholder){
    $(this).val('');
   }
  });
 }

 // Is this a password field? If so, make a duplicate text field to show the placeholder.
 // This is not perfect, as it relies on the styles being applied to the class and NOT the ID.
 // ID is not duplicated.
 if ($this.attr("type")=="password"){
  var $dummyInput = $('<input type="text" title="'+$this.attr('title')+'"  class="'+$this.attr('class')+'" value="' + placeholder + '"/>').css({
   'position':'absolute',
   'top': $this.position().top,
   'left': $this.position().left
   });
  $this.parent().append($dummyInput);
  $dummyInput.focus(function(){
     $(this).hide(); /* Hide the fake input */
    clearFunction($this);
     $this.focus(); /* Give focus to the real password field */
    }
  );
  $this.unbind('blur').blur(function(){
   /* Remove the old blur function and replace with this new one,
   which simply masks with the dummy input */
    if ($this.val().length==0)$dummyInput.show();
   }
  ).unbind('focus').focus(function(){
   /* Remove the old blur function and replace with this new one,
   which also hides the dummy input */
   $dummyInput.hide();
   clearFunction($this);
   if(options.addclass) $this.removeClass(options.addclass);
  });
 }

 // call the blur function when the page is loaded to set up placeholder text
 blurFunction();

});/*this.each()*/


}})(jQuery)