HTML5 date field and placeholder text in Safari

Question

I\'ve got an issue, but I\'m not sure if it\'s something I\'m doing wrong, or if this feature just isn\'t supported yet.

Basically I have the following lines of code

Answer 1

Slight hack bit here goes...

Initially have the field as a text field. When the user focuses on the field switch the fields type to date and re-focus.

tested in ios6

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