Changing the "placeholder" attribute of HTML5 input elements dynamically using Javascript

Question

I'm trying to dynamically update the HTML5 placeholder attribute of a text field using jQuery.

$("textarea").attr("placeholder", "New placeholder text"); 

From Firebug, I can observe that the placeholder attribute is indeed changing. But in the rendered textarea element, it stays the same. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

try this :

$('#inputTextID').attr("placeholder","placeholder text"); 

Answer 2

I think you have to do that :

$("textarea").val(''); $("textarea").attr("placeholder", "New placeholder text");