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<html>
<head>
        <title>IE Placeholder Text</title>

</head>

<body>

<input type="text" name="myInputField" value="" placeholder="HTML5 Placeholder Text" id="myInputField">

<!--[if IE]>
<script type="text/javascript">
// A no-dependancy quick and dirty method of adding basic
// placeholder functionality to Internet Explorer 5.5+
// Author: Jay Williams <myd3.com>
// License: MIT License
// Link: https://gist.github.com/1105055

function add_placeholder (id, placeholder)
{
        var el = document.getElementById(id);
        el.placeholder = placeholder;

    el.onfocus = function ()
    {
                if(this.value == this.placeholder)
                {
                        this.value = '';
                        el.style.cssText  = '';
                }
    };

    el.onblur = function ()
    {
                if(this.value.length == 0)
                {
                        this.value = this.placeholder;
                        el.style.cssText = 'color:#A9A9A9;';
                }
    };

        el.onblur();
}

// Add right before </body> or inside a DOMReady wrapper
add_placeholder('myInputField', 'IE Placeholder Text');

</script>
<![endif]-->
</body>
</html>