Reset element color to default stylesheet color (jQuery, JavaScript)

Question

I need to be able to reset an input field back to its original color after it has been possibly changed via javascript to a different value. The problem is I do not want to har

Answer 1

If you wanted to do it in plain JavaScript, you could do:

document.getElementById('theinput').style.color = '';

The only issue with this, or your jQuery method, is if the HTML has a style attribute that sets the color CSS property. If you wanted to preserve that, you’d have to store it on page load.

But if it’s alright to assume there isn’t a style attribute, then you’re golden.