HTML input field hint

Question

I want to provide the user with a hint on what he needs to enter into my text field. However, when I set the value, it does not disappear once a user clicks on the text fiel

Answer 1

I have the same problem, and I have add this code to my application and its work fine for me.

step -1 : added the jquery.placeholder.js plugin

step -2 :write the below code in your area.

$(function () {
       $('input, textarea').placeholder();
});

And now I can see placeholders on the input boxes!