/** * In-Field Label jQuery Plugin * http://fuelyourcoding.com/scripts/infield.html * * Copyright (c) 2009 Doug Neiner * Dual licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses. * Uses the same license as jQuery, see: * http://docs.jquery.com/License * * @version 0.1 */ (function($){ $.InFieldLabels = function(label,field, options){ // To avoid scope issues, use 'base' instead of 'this' // to reference this class from internal events and functions. var base = this; // Access to jQuery and DOM versions of each element base.$label = $(label); base.label = label; base.$field = $(field); base.field = field; base.$label.data("InFieldLabels", base); base.showing = true; base.init = function(){ // Merge supplied options with default options base.options = $.extend({},$.InFieldLabels.defaultOptions, options); // Check if the field is already filled in if(base.$field.val() != ""){ base.$label.hide(); base.showing = false; }; base.$field.focus(function(){ base.fadeOnFocus(); }).blur(function(){ base.checkForEmpty(true); }).bind('keydown.infieldlabel',function(e){ // Use of a namespace (.infieldlabel) allows us to // unbind just this method later base.hideOnChange(e); }).change(function(e){ base.checkForEmpty(); }).bind('onPropertyChange', function(){ base.checkForEmpty(); }); }; // If the label is currently showing // then fade it down to the amount // specified in the settings base.fadeOnFocus = function(){ if(base.showing){ base.setOpacity(base.options.fadeOpacity); }; }; base.setOpacity = function(opacity){ base.$label.stop().animate({ opacity: opacity }, base.options.fadeDuration); base.showing = (opacity > 0.0); }; // Checks for empty as a fail safe // set blur to true when passing from // the blur event base.checkForEmpty = function(blur){ if(base.$field.val() == ""){ base.prepForShow(); base.setOpacity( blur ? 1.0 : base.options.fadeOpacity ); } else { base.setOpacity(0.0); }; }; base.prepForShow = function(e){ if(!base.showing) { // Prepare for a animate in... base.$label.css({opacity: 0.0}).show(); // Reattach the keydown event base.$field.bind('keydown.infieldlabel',function(e){ base.hideOnChange(e); }); }; }; base.hideOnChange = function(e){ if( (e.keyCode == 16) || // Skip Shift (e.keyCode == 9) // Skip Tab ) return; if(base.showing){ base.$label.hide(); base.showing = false; }; // Remove keydown event to save on CPU processing base.$field.unbind('keydown.infieldlabel'); }; // Run the initialization method base.init(); }; $.InFieldLabels.defaultOptions = { fadeOpacity: 0.5, // Once a field has focus, how transparent should the label be fadeDuration: 300 // How long should it take to animate from 1.0 opacity to the fadeOpacity }; $.fn.inFieldLabels = function(options){ return this.each(function(){ // Find input or textarea based on for= attribute // The for attribute on the label must contain the ID // of the input or textarea element var for_attr = $(this).attr('for'); if( !for_attr ) return; // Nothing to attach, since the for field wasn't used // Find the referenced input or textarea element var $field = $( "input#" + for_attr + "[type='text']," + "input#" + for_attr + "[type='password']," + "textarea#" + for_attr ); if( $field.length == 0) return; // Again, nothing to attach // Only create object for input[text], input[password], or textarea (new $.InFieldLabels(this, $field[0], options)); }); }; })(jQuery);