Clear input value on page load

howie2009 · 10-02-2012, 01:10 AM

Hi,
I was hoping someone could help. I need to clear a text input value when my page loads. any idea how I could do this with js or jquery? I need to set it to blank as oppose to reset it. It can clear all inputs if its easier. thanks guys!

Old Pedant · 10-02-2012, 01:30 AM

??? So then why give it a non-blank value in the first place?

But yes, trivial.

Code:

<html>
<body>
<form id="theForm" ...>
    <input name="whatever" value="banana pudding" />
    ...
</form>
<script type="text/javascript">
(
  function( )
  {
      var form = document.getElementById("theForm");
      form.whatever.value = "";
  }
)( );
</script>
</body>
</html>