Here is my jascritpt code <script language="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[
jQuery(document).ready(function() { jQuery('#text-area-id').blur(function() { if (jQuery(this).val() == '') { jQuery(this).attr('value', 'Default Text'); } }); jQuery('#text-area-id').focus(function() { if (jQuery(this).attr('value') == 'Default Text'') { jQuery(this).val(''); } }); } //]]> </script> I am showing 'Default Text' in text area, and when focus is there it will clear the text area and shows empty text area for user input, and on Blur it will reset to "Default Text" if the input is empty. This whole javascript is in model dialog. This works only one time , ie. first time when DOM is loaded, and following invocations it failed invoke blur and focus. Please let me know what is issue with this approach. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "jQuery Development" group. To post to this group, send email to jquery-...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to jquery-dev+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-dev?hl=en.