Validation fails with input field default value

Hi,

I’ve noticed an issue that when form fields have a default value (e.g. an email field might have a default value "Please enter your email address"), the eForm required field validation fails as it thinks the field has been completed.

Looking at the code I could probably modify it so if the field starts with "Please" the validation would still fire but it’s not an ideal solution.

I know I could just remove the default value but it’s a worthwhile addition for accessibility.

If anyone can offer a solution I would be most grateful!

Regards,

Mike

As a workaround I’ve edited the eform.inc.php file which is doing the job for the time being:

At line 193 I changed this:



To this:



And also again at line 197 I changed this:



To this:



The best solution would just be to compare $value with the default value of the input field, this is easy to do in JavaScript but I have no idea in PHP.

I suppose one option might be to use some JS to clear the form fields that have default text before the form is submitted but again these are hacks rather than a solution.

Can anyone help?

Just wondering if anyone has any ideas on this seeing as it’s still a problem.