Can't seem to affect input element attribute inside of nested setTimeout?

Question

Take the URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8c2G7RN0TM and paste it into the input field.

Observe the input field does not say "Thanks!" after pasting.

Check the logs. Observe that flashMessage fires, that self._input visually looks identical to that of the DOM element, but that the two are not the same.

Attempting to directly affect the DOM element does not work either.

What've I done horrible wrong?

It is the same element you have to compare with var result = this._input[0] == $('#songUrlInput')[0]; otherwise you only check that you have two different jQuery objects — topek
– topek, Commented Jun 9, 2012 at 19:57

topek · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-09 20:07:16Z

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The problem is rather simple. It's just not so simple to debug on jsFiddle. You are setting the placeholder with this line:

this._input.attr('placeholder', message).val('').blur();

Additionally you trigger blur which fires your other event handler that sets the placeholder back to the default text.

answered Jun 9, 2012 at 20:07

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