or...
<script>
function clearField(id, value) {
if (id.value == value) {
id.value = "";
}
}
function restoreField(id, value) {
if (id.value == "") {
id.value = value;
}
if (id.type == "text" && id.id == "pwrd" && id.value != "Password"){
id.type = "password";
} else {
id.type = "text";
}
}
</script>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Dirnberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'NYPHP Talk'" <talk@lists.nyphp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 9:08 PM
Subject: RE: [nyphp-talk] Removing Text from an Input Box
> Something along these lines should work.
>
> <div id="passwordcontainer">
> <input type="text" value="Password" onfocus="swapOut
('passwordcontainer',
> 'password');" />
> </div>
>
> function swapOut (container_id, field_name) {
> var el = document.getElementById (container_id);
> el.innerHTML = "<input type='password' name='" + field_name + "' />";
> }
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On
> Behalf Of Mark Armendariz
> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 9:02 PM
> To: 'NYPHP Talk'
> Subject: RE: [nyphp-talk] Removing Text from an Input Box
>
> >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ben Sgro
(ProjectSkyline)
>
> What im trying to do is turn that type to a password..so I can see
> the text...is that possible.
>
>
>
> Yes it is possible to change a field type to text and then back to
password
> in Firefox, but you'll get errors from IE and opera. They don't like the
> idea of changing form field types.
>
> The way I've gotten around this is by creating an new field (innerHtml),
> using the old field's values, and then replacing the old field. It's a
lot
> easier than it sounds using a framwork's insertion methods
> (prototype::Insertion.Before), though shouldn't terribly difficult using
> straight javascript.
>
> Mark
>
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