(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() { var initialSet; // Merge supplied options with default options base.options = $.extend({}, $.InFieldLabels.defaultOptions, options); // Add provided class name to the label, if set if (base.options.className) { base.$label.addClass(base.options.className); } // Check if the field is already filled in // add a short delay to handle autocomplete setTimeout(function() { if (base.$field.val() !== "") { base.$label.hide(); base.showing = false; } else { base.$label.show(); base.showing = true; } }, 200); base.$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); }).bind('paste', function() { // Since you can not paste an empty string we can assume // that the field is not empty and the label can be cleared. base.setOpacity(0.0); }).change(function() { base.checkForEmpty(); }).bind('onPropertyChange', function() { base.checkForEmpty(); }).bind('keyup.infieldlabel', function() { base.checkForEmpty(); }); if (base.options.pollDuration > 0) { initialSet = setInterval(function() { if (base.$field.val() !== "") { base.$label.hide(); base.showing = false; clearInterval(initialSet); } }, base.options.pollDuration); } }; // 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.$label.stop().animate({opacity: opacity}, base.options.fadeDuration, function() { if (opacity === 0.0) { base.$label.hide(); } }); 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.$field.val() === "") { base.prepForShow(); base.setOpacity(blur ? 1.0 : base.options.fadeOpacity); } else { base.setOpacity(0.0); } }; base.prepForShow = function() { if (!base.showing) { // Prepare for a animate in... base.$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 pollDuration: 0, // If set to a number greater than zero, this will poll until content is detected in a field enabledInputTypes: ["text", "search", "tel", "url", "email", "password", "number", "textarea"], className: false // Class assigned to enhanced labels }; $.fn.inFieldLabels = function(options) { var allowed_types = options && options.enabledInputTypes || $.InFieldLabels.defaultOptions.enabledInputTypes; 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'), field, restrict_type; if (!for_attr) { return; // Nothing to attach, since the for field wasn't used } // Find the referenced input or textarea element field = document.getElementById(for_attr); if (!field) { return; // No element found } // Restrict input type restrict_type = $.inArray(field.type, allowed_types); if (restrict_type === -1 && field.nodeName !== "TEXTAREA") { return; // Again, nothing to attach } // Only create object for matched input types and textarea (new $.InFieldLabels(this, field, options)); }); }; }(jQuery));