How Do I Remove Default Text In Textbox When It Has Focus?

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Also, if possible, I would like that default text to remain in the text box after it loses focus if the user did not enter any text in the box.

Posted 23-Jul-14 2:11am

Nainaaa

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[no name] 23-Jul-14 8:15am

What "default text"? The default text for a textbox is an empty string. Do you mean you want a watermark?

Nainaaa 23-Jul-14 11:58am

yes watermark.

[no name] 23-Jul-14 12:14pm

Okay so use a textbox that supports a watermark.

CHill60 23-Jul-14 8:28am

Winform or web?

Nainaaa 23-Jul-14 11:55am

winform

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CHill60 · Answer 1 · 2014-07-23T06:09:00

When a user tabs into a textbox all of the text is selected by default.
If the user starts to type something else then the "default text" is deleted and their keystrokes are recorded instead.

Unfortunately that behaviour doesn't seem to work if you use a mouse-click to select the textbox before you start typing. However adding this to the MouseClick event will make it work

C#

private void textBox1_MouseClick(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
    ((TextBox)sender).SelectAll();
}

If the user moves away from the control (either by using the mouse or tab key) without typing anything in then the default text is left in place, otherwise the entire text is removed when they start typing

krishnaMurali · Answer 2 · 2014-07-23T02:23:00

Just try this:

<script src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6.2/jquery.min.js"></script>

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<script type="text/javascript">

$(document).ready(function () {

//1. helping fields
      $('input[type=text]').focus(function() {

          var $this = $(this);

          var title = $this.attr('title');

          if ($this.val() == title) {

              $this.val('');

          }

      }).blur(function() {


          var $this = $(this);

          var title = $this.attr('title');

          if ($this.val() == '') {

              $this.val(title);

          }

      });

});
</script>


<input type="text" name="contactname" value="Contact Name" title="Contact Name" />

Balav4 · Answer 3 · 2014-07-23T02:28:00

Solution 2

Hi Try something like this

C#

private void textBox1_Leave(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (textBox1.Text == string.Empty)
            {
                textBox1.Text = "Default Text";
            }            
        }

Posted 23-Jul-14 2:28am

Balav4

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Nainaaa 23-Jul-14 12:03pm

i tried this code but the default text is not removed when i entered the text in textbox.

How Do I Remove Default Text In Textbox When It Has Focus?

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