is there any way to set the default value returned by $(selector).val()  while the object (text, textarea...) has no value? What I mean is the way something like below:

1. $(selector).val().setDefault('myDefaultValue');

Right now the only way is doing some little overcode like:

1. var value = '';
   value = $(selector).val();
   if (!value) {
         value = 'myDefaultValue'
   }

Cheers

Andrzej