//AUTHOR: Jebb Burditt
//DATE: July 21, 2010
var searchBoxDefault = "SEARCH";
/*
Example: to make all input fields with class searchInput of form 'form1' search boxes use $("form1").searchInput();
Note: all search box input fields should have class name 'searchInput'
*/
jQuery.fn.searchInputify = function() {
$(".searchInput:input").each(function(i, el) {
//searchInput show/hide default text
$(el).focus(function() {
if ($(this).attr("value") == searchBoxDefault) $(this).attr("value", "");
});
$(el).blur(function() {
if ($(this).attr("value") == "") $(this).attr("value", searchBoxDefault);
});
$(el).blur();
});
};