Create input of type checkbox not working in IE

$('<input">').attr('type', 'checkbox');

This isn't working in IE, works in FF

As a workaround the following does work

$('<input type="checkbox">')

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need:	Review → Test Case

The problem is that, in IE, you can't change the type of an input element once it's been created.

For this case no fix is available. Reason is microsofts read/write-once rule for input-elements.

You can 'ship' this problem, by using $('<input type="checkbox">') or generate the element manually.

tempVar = document.createElement('input');
tempVar.setAttribute('type', 'checkbox');
$('form').append(tempVar);

This doesn´t turn off the read/write-once-rule!

resolution:	→ fixed
status:	new → closed

Documented:

milestone:	1.1.4 → 1.2
version:	1.1.3 → 1.1.4

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