Jquery addEventListener and IE 8
Hi there,
I noticed that when the latest jquery.js file is added to the html page head, IE 8 producers an error:
Object doesn't support property or method 'addEventListener'
I guess this conflicts with any attempt to take into account IE lower than 9. Since the problem is in the jquery.js file, how do I fix this problem?
Thanks
I noticed that when the latest jquery.js file is added to the html page head, IE 8 producers an error:
Object doesn't support property or method 'addEventListener'
I guess this conflicts with any attempt to take into account IE lower than 9. Since the problem is in the jquery.js file, how do I fix this problem?
Thanks
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Thanks for a clear answer. I decided to use jquery 2.1.3 for IE 9 and above, and version 1.11.2 for IE 8:
<!--[if gt IE 8]>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<![endif]-->
<!--[if lt IE 9]>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<![endif]-->
<!--[if gt IE 8]>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<![endif]-->
<!--[if lt IE 9]>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<![endif]-->
It you were using classic javascript it would be a ten minute fix but withjquery I am not sure where you would have to dig into or how many libraries you are working with that might contain the problem. If you have a list of the events, you could always try adding a script to define the event listeners with attachEvent(), but it would be dodgy. Part of the price of using something with no recognized standards is that thing just can can without warning.
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