changing type property on an input fails in IE

jquery1.2.1 bug

A following code doesn't work.

<input type="text" id="#some_form_element">
// change 'type' attribute
 $('#some_form_element').attr( 'type' , 'button' );

and Error Message that

"uncaught exception: type property can't be changed"

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Change History (3)

milestone:	1.2.1 → 1.2.2
priority:	major → minor
resolution:	→ invalid
status:	new → closed
summary:	jquery1.2.1 bug → changing type property on an input fails in IE

This is a known issue. Please see the example in the documentation here:

And reference:

The important line being:

"As of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5, the type property is read/write-once"

so once it is set that's it.

The exception is actually thrown by jQuery so isn't a bug but a feature letting the coder know that doesn't work.

[Codepanel.org] Says:

In this case, you can use .prop() function instead

$('_pass').removeAttr("type");

$('_pass').prop('type', 'password');

prop() function represents the properties of the element.

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