Set Default value if path value is null

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How to set input field default value if fieldDisplayName_UserName is null

<td><form:input type="text" path="fieldDisplayName_UserName" id="fieldDisplayName_UserName" onblur="if (this.value == '') 
{this.value = 'User Name';}" 
onfocus="if (this.value == 'User Name') {this.value = '';}" /></td>

I am trying

<td><form:input type="text" path="fieldDisplayName_UserName" 
id="fieldDisplayName_UserName" onblur="if (this.value == '') 
{this.value = 'User Name';}" onfocus="if (this.value == 'User Name') {this.value = '';}" value="User Name"/></td>

but this value always shown

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:28

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You could try to set a placeholder like it is suggested in this post

edited May 23 '17 at 12:28

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answered Nov 26 '13 at 09:50

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Set Default value if path value is null

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