$('#ANinputID').attr('defaultValue') works in my IE :)On Feb 15, 11:09 pm, Michael Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > tlob wrote: > > works like a charm! > > Excellent :) > > > but I dont get it... > > -blur is the opposite of focus, right? > > Yep - focus is triggered when the user tabs or clicks into the input - > blur is triggered when they tab or click out of it so it's no longer the > active element. > > > -why do you chain it after the focus? > > 'tis the jQuery way! What we're basically doing is saying "with the > input in #schnellsuche, add a focus handler, then add a blur handler". > > > -with [0].defaultValue you restore the first value that was stored in > > an array? > > Not quite. If you imagine $(this) as an array of DOM objects within > jQuery, then $(this)[0] is a way to access the first (or in this case, > only) DOM object. jQuery doesn't have a built in way to retrieve the > default value of an input, so we have to nip back into the DOM > momentarily in order to retrieve it. > > > -does JS store every changed value of every element in an array? > > The DOM contains a defaultValue attribute for every text input, textarea > and select box. Not sure about checkboxes and radio buttons. > > I invite other people to clear up any parts of my reply which aren't > totally accurate (you can tell I have faith in my ability to explain > things properly, I must say this in every post!) > > Regards, > Michael Price
