Adding placeholder attribute using Jquery

Question

I have a simple problem. I just want to add a placeholder on an input. Here\'s the code:

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Answer 1

This line of code might not work in IE 8 because of native support problems.

$(".hidden").attr("placeholder", "Type here to search");

You can try importing a JQuery placeholder plugin for this task. Simply import it to your libraries and initiate from the sample code below.

$('input, textarea').placeholder();