Detecting Browser Autofill

Question

How do you tell if a browser has auto filled a text-box? Especially with username & password boxes that autofill around page load.

My first question is when does

Answer 1

I had a hard time detecting auto-fill in Firefox. This is the only solution that worked for me:

Demo

HTML:

   

      

        User
        
      
   
   

      

         Password
         
      
   

CSS:

/* Detect autofill for Chrome */
.inputFields input:-webkit-autofill {
    animation-name: onAutoFillStart;
    transition: background-color 50000s ease-in-out 0s;
}
.inputFields input:not(:-webkit-autofill) {
    animation-name: onAutoFillCancel;
}

@keyframes onAutoFillStart {
}

@keyframes onAutoFillCancel {
}
.inputFields {
  max-width: 414px;
}

.field_set .phold{
  display: inline-block;
  position: absolute;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #848484;
  -webkit-transform: translate3d(0,8px,0);
  -ms-transform: translate3d(0,8px,0);
  transform: translate3d(0,8px,0);
  -webkit-transition: all 200ms ease-out;
  transition: all 200ms ease-out;
  background-color: transparent;
  -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
  backface-visibility: hidden;
  margin-left: 8px;
  z-index: 1;
  left: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}

.field_set .phold_active {
   font-size: 12px;
   -webkit-transform: translate3d(0,-8px,0);
  -ms-transform: translate3d(0,-8px,0);
  transform: translate3d(0,-8px,0);
  background-color: #FFF;
  padding-left: 3px;
  padding-right: 3px;
}

.field_set input[type='text'], .field_set select, .field_set input[type='tel'], .field_set input[type='password'] {
    height: 36px;
}

.field_set input[type='text'], .field_set input[type='tel'], .field_set input[type='password'], .field_set select, .field_set textarea {
    box-sizing: border-box;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 5px;
    -webkit-appearance: none;
    -moz-appearance: none;
    appearance: none;
    border: 1px solid #ababab;
    border-radius: 0;
}

.field_set {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    position: relative;
}

.inputFields .f_o {
    width: 100%;
    line-height: 1.42857143;
    float: none;
}

JavaScript:

    // detect auto-fill when page is loading
  $(window).on('load', function() {
    // for sign in forms when the user name and password are filled by browser
    getAutofill('.inputFields');
  });

  function getAutofill(parentClass) {
    if ($(parentClass + ' .form_field').length > 0) {    
      var formInput = $(parentClass + ' .form_field');
      formInput.each(function(){   
        // for Chrome:  $(this).css('animation-name') == 'onAutoFillStart'
        // for Firefox: $(this).val() != ''
        if ($(this).css('animation-name') == 'onAutoFillStart' || $(this).val() != '') {
          $(this).siblings('.phold').addClass('phold_active');
        } else {
          $(this).siblings('.phold').removeClass('phold_active');
        }
      });
    }
  } 

  $(document).ready(function(){

    $(document).on('click','.phold',function(){
      $(this).siblings('input, textarea').focus();
    });
    $(document).on('focus','.form_field', function(){
      $(this).siblings('.phold').addClass('phold_active');
    });

    // blur for Chrome and change for Firefox
    $(document).on('blur change','.form_field', function(){
      var $this = $(this);
      if ($this.val().length == 0) {        
        $(this).siblings('.phold').removeClass('phold_active');
      } else {
        $(this).siblings('.phold').addClass('phold_active');
      }
    });

    // case when form is reloaded due to errors
    if ($('.form_field').length > 0) {
      var formInput = $('.form_field');
      formInput.each(function(){
        if ($(this).val() != '') {
          $(this).siblings('.phold').addClass('phold_active');
        } else {
          $(this).siblings('.phold').removeClass('phold_active');
        }
      });
    }

  }); 

For Chrome I use: if ($(this).css('animation-name') == 'onAutoFillStart')

For Firefox: if ($(this).val() != '')