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WAI / XHTML Valid Input Watermarks for Mootools

Just refactored the input watermarking script, of course it is still XHTML 1.0 transitional and WCAG priority 1,2 valid.

JavaScript:

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// This Javascript is written by Peter Velichkov (http://www.creonfx.com)
// and is distributed under the following license : http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
// Use and modify all you want just keep this comment. Thanks
 
var values = new Array();
var inputs = new Array();
 
function addWaterMark(el){
	try {
		values.push(el.value);
		el.addEvent('focus',function(){
			if (el.value === values[inputs.indexOf(el)]){el.value = ''};
		});
		el.addEvent('blur',function(){
			if(this.value === ''){el.value = values[inputs.indexOf(el)]};
		});
	} catch(e) {dbug.log('addWaterMark: ', e)}
};
window.addEvent('domready', function(){
	inputs = $$('input.watermark');
	inputs.each(addWaterMark);
});
//-->

Usage: Just put value on you inputs and use class=”watermark”

As usual example