var Placeholder = Class.create({
    initialize: function (element) {
        this.element = element;
        this.placeholder = element.readAttribute('placeholder');
        this.blur();
        Event.observe(this.element, 'focus', this.focus.bindAsEventListener(this));
        Event.observe(this.element, 'blur', this.blur.bindAsEventListener(this));
    },
    focus: function () {
        if (this.element.hasClassName('placeholder'))
            this.element.clear().removeClassName('placeholder');
    },
    blur: function () {
        if (this.element.value === '')
            this.element.addClassName('placeholder').value = this.placeholder;
    }
});