jQuery .mousedown on HTML input or attribute

Question

var icNumber = $('input#edit-profile-basic-field-ic-und-0-value');

$(icNumber).val('e.g 888888888888').attr('maxlength', 12);
$(icNumber).mousedown(function(){
    $(this).val('');
    console.log( 'pressed');
});

 

Answer 1

//Clear placeholder when press input

$('#new_ic, #phone').mousedown(function() {
  $(this).attr('placeholder', '');
  // console.log( 'pressed');
});