Clear A Textbox/TextArea On-Entry

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Iain Wilson

Hi All

I have a number of textboxes and a textarea on a web form - Using C#.

By default each component contains some text - a hint for the user
entering the data.

What I need to do is clear each component as the user's cursor enters
the component - ie I need an On-Entry event -

Can anyone enlighten me as to how I do this

Many thanks in advance for help offered

Iain
 
Hi All

I have a number of textboxes and a textarea on a web form - Using C#.

By default each component contains some text - a hint for the user
entering the data.

What I need to do is clear each component as the user's cursor enters
the component - ie I need an On-Entry event -

Can anyone enlighten me as to how I do this

Many thanks in advance for help offered

Iain
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try this

<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" OnClientClick="document.getElementById('<%=
TextBox1.ClientID %>').value='';"
 
Don't think there is an OnClientClick event for the textbox.

This markup
<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" onfocus="this.value='';" />
will work but will cause the designer to complain.

This code-behind
TextBox1.Attributes["onfocus"]="this.value='';";
will work with no complains

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Eliyahu Goldin,
Software Developer
Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]
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Hi All

I have a number of textboxes and a textarea on a web form - Using C#.

By default each component contains some text - a hint for the user
entering the data.

What I need to do is clear each component as the user's cursor enters
the component - ie I need an On-Entry event -

Can anyone enlighten me as to how I do this

Many thanks in advance for help offered

Iain
Click to expand...

try this

<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" OnClientClick="document.getElementById('<%=
TextBox1.ClientID %>').value='';"
 
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