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PORemove span outside of div on input due to Rails 3 `field_with_errors`
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    copied!<p>In my Rails 3 app I remove a <code>&lt;span&gt;</code> that I use as a placeholder on input with jQuery. If I submit the form and I have errors, the form reloads and the errors are shown. However, for the fields where there were errors, the <code>&lt;span&gt;</code> won't clear on input because the <code>&lt;span&gt;</code> is no longer within the <code>&lt;div&gt;</code> containing the input. (This is due to the field_with_errors <code>&lt;div&gt;</code> added from the error.) How can I work around this and still remove the <code>&lt;span&gt;</code> despite field_with_errors?</p> <p><strong>Here's my jQuery:</strong></p> <pre><code>// placeholder label for text $(function() { $("span.holder + input").keyup(function() { if($(this).val().length) { $(this).prev('span.holder').hide(); } else { $(this).prev('span.holder').show(); } }); $("span.holder").click(function() { $(this).next().focus(); }); }); </code></pre> <p><strong>My html with field_with_errors (jQuery doesn't work):</strong></p> <pre><code>&lt;div class="holds email"&gt; &lt;span class="holder"&gt;Email&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div class="field_with_errors"&gt; &lt;input autocomplete="off" id="user_email" name="user[email]" size="38" type="text" value=""&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; </code></pre> <p></p> <p><strong>My html without field_with_errors (jQuery works):</strong></p> <pre><code>&lt;div class="holdsname"&gt; &lt;span class="holder"&gt;Last name&lt;/span&gt; &lt;input autocomplete="off" class="inner" id="user_profile_attributes_last_name" name="user[profile_attributes][last_name]" size="18" type="text"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; </code></pre>
 

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