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<title>Form Field Hints Javascript Code Snippet</title>
<style>
BODY {font-family:verdana,arial,ms sans serif; font-size:90%;}
/* All form elements are within the definition list for this example */
dl {
        font:normal 12px/15px Arial;
        position: relative;
        width: 350px;
}
dt {
        clear: both;
        float:left;
        width: 130px;
        padding: 4px 0 2px 0;
        text-align: left;
}
dd {
        float: left;
        width: 200px;
        margin: 0 0 8px 0;
        padding-left: 6px;
}


/* The hint to Hide and Show */
.hint {
        display: none;
        position: absolute;
        right: -250px;
        width: 200px;
        margin-top: -4px;
        border: 1px solid #c93;
        padding: 10px 12px;
        /* to fix IE6, I can't just declare a background-color,
        I must do a bg image, too!  So I'm duplicating the pointer.gif
        image, and positioning it so that it doesn't show up
        within the box */
        background: #ffc url(images/pointer.gif) no-repeat -10px 5px;
}

/* The pointer image is hadded by using another span */
.hint .hint-pointer {
        position: absolute;
        left: -10px;
        top: 5px;
        width: 10px;
        height: 19px;
        background: url(images/pointer.gif) left top no-repeat;
}
</style>
<script>
/* Begin Form Field Hints
== This Script Free To Use Providing This Notice Remains ==
== This Script Has Been Found In The https://snapbuilder.com Free Public Codes Library ==
== NOTICE: Though This Material May Have Been In A Public Depository, Certain Author Copyright Restrictions May Apply ==
== Created by: CSS Guy : Creative Commons License ==
*/
function addLoadEvent(func) {
        var oldonload = window.onload;
        if (typeof window.onload != 'function') {
                window.onload = func;
        } else {
                window.onload = function() {
                        oldonload();
                        func();
                }
        }
}

function prepareInputsForHints() {
        var inputs = document.getElementsByTagName("input");
        for (var i=0; i<inputs.length; i++){
                // test to see if the hint span exists first
                if (inputs[i].parentNode.getElementsByTagName("span")[0]) {
                        // the span exists!  on focus, show the hint
                        inputs[i].onfocus = function () {
                                this.parentNode.getElementsByTagName("span")[0].style.display = "inline";
                        }
                        // when the cursor moves away from the field, hide the hint
                        inputs[i].onblur = function () {
                                this.parentNode.getElementsByTagName("span")[0].style.display = "none";
                        }
                }
        }
        // repeat the same tests as above for selects
        var selects = document.getElementsByTagName("select");
        for (var k=0; k<selects.length; k++){
                if (selects[k].parentNode.getElementsByTagName("span")[0]) {
                        selects[k].onfocus = function () {
                                this.parentNode.getElementsByTagName("span")[0].style.display = "inline";
                        }
                        selects[k].onblur = function () {
                                this.parentNode.getElementsByTagName("span")[0].style.display = "none";
                        }
                }
        }
}
addLoadEvent(prepareInputsForHints);
</script>
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<body>
<h3><strong>Example:</strong></h3>
<p style="font:normal 12px/15px Arial;">Tab or click through the fields to reveal the hints.</p>

<dl>
<dt>
<label for="firstname">First Name:</label>
</dt>
<dd>
<input name="firstname" id="firstname" type="text" />
<span class="hint">This is the name your mama called you when you were little.<span class="hint-pointer"> </span></span>
</dd>
<dt>
<label for="lastname">Last Name:</label>
</dt>
<dd>
<input name="lastname" id="lastname" type="text" />
<span class="hint">This is the name your sergeant called you when you went through bootcamp.<span class="hint-pointer"> </span></span>
</dd>
<dt>
<label for="email">Email:</label>
</dt>
<dd>
<input name="email" id="email" type="text" />
<span class="hint">The thing with the @ symbol and the dot com at the end.<span class="hint-pointer"> </span></span>
</dd>
<dt><label for="year">Birth Year:</label></dt>
<dd>
<select id="year" name="year">
<option value="">YYYY</option>
<option value="1066">1066</option>
<option value="1492">1492</option>
<option value="1776">1776</option>
<option value="1812">1812</option>
<option value="1917">1917</option>
<option value="1942">1942</option>
<option value="1999">1999</option>
</select>
<span class="hint">Pick a famous year to be born in.<span class="hint-pointer"> </span></span>
</dd>
<dt>
<label for="username">Username:</label>
</dt>
<dd>
<input name="username" id="username" type="text" />
<span class="hint">Between 4-12 characters.<span class="hint-pointer"> </span></span>
</dd>
<dt>
<label for="password">Password:</label>
</dt>
<dd>
<input name="password" id="password" type="password" />
<span class="hint">Between 5-13 characters, but not 7.  Never 7.<span class="hint-pointer"> </span></span>
</dd>
<dt class="button"> </dt>
<dd class="button">
<input type="submit" class="button" value="Submit" />
</dd>
</dl>

<p>When a form field element is focused a hint tip will show with your comment remarks.</p>

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