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#4393 closed bug (invalid)
Opened March 20, 2009 03:01PM UTC
Closed November 17, 2010 03:49AM UTC
IE6 JS error when processing $("abbr").html()
| Reported by: | kipthegreat | Owned by: | |
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| Priority: | minor | Milestone: | 1.3.2 |
| Component: | core | Version: | 1.3.2 |
| Keywords: | ie6 abbr | Cc: | |
| Blocked by: | Blocking: |
Description
The following Javascript generates an error in IE6:
$(function() {
$("abbr").html("HELLO WORLD");
});
Once the error is hit, all javascript execution is stopped.
There are two workarounds: browser sniffing and try/catch block. However, it would be better if jQuery handled the exception, since this code uses core jQuery functionality that most developers wouldn't expect to generate an exception.
A test html file is attached.
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Change History (2)
Changed November 17, 2010 01:51AM UTC by comment:1
Changed November 17, 2010 03:49AM UTC by comment:2
| resolution: | → invalid |
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| status: | new → closed |
Thanks for the report, but this is not a jQuery bug. IE6 doesn’t support the <abbr> element at all. If you want to use it, you need to add a shim first, at which point it will work properly. In the future, please use the jQuery Forum for support requests.
http://jsfiddle.net/dmethvin/bBP2n/
Needs test with IE6 to confirm or deny.