$(document).ready() fires too early in IE8

[torstein@…]

Demo: ​http://jsfiddle.net/highcharts/SHD92/

1. Open the URL in a modern browser like Chrome with the console open. Observe that the linked JavaScript file loads first and prints a message to the console. Then the document ready event fires and logs a message. At this time, $('#container').length is 1.

2. Open the same URL in IE8. Now the document.ready event fires before the script is loaded, and the container div is not recognized.

3. In IE8, run the same page with jQuery 1.7.2. Everything works as expected.

[dmethvin]

It works in IE8 when run outside the jsFiddle iframe:

​http://jsfiddle.net/highcharts/SHD92/show/

In 1.8 we were trying to fire ready when readyState==="interactive" and it doesn't look like we can if jQuery itself is in an iframe:

​http://jsfiddle.net/SHD92/3/ ​http://jsfiddle.net/SHD92/3/show/

Thanks for the report!

[anonymous]

You're welcome! We had a similar problem in Highcharts with the readyState in IE8. We worked around it by checking if window == window.top (triple equals don't work in this case).

[mikesherov]

Wow, look at that. I'll see there's a workaround. If not, I'll most likely revert. :-\

[mikesherov]

All is not lost: it seems as if this is only a problem when a script is included before the rest of the content. Also, the doScroll hack still works, I just need to add it to the interactive check for oldIE. Fix coming shortly. Thanks again torstein@… for catching this bug.

[Mike Sherov]

Fix #12018, readyState "interactive" in oldIE lies! Closes gh-848.

Changeset: f5fd41252e3ae48a655c5da4a0b2910bb897b6ed

[AndyWNY]

This is still happening for us in 1.8.

I do not have a good test case for you right now unfortuantely as I am not 100% yet why it happens only on certain pages... but definitely only happening in 1.8.

[AnyWNY]

Sorry that was in IE 9.

[dmethvin]

@AndyWNY, yes it will happen in 1.8.0 since we never go back to change code in a release we've already made and keep the same version number. That would be really confusing! The problem should be fixed in 1.8.1 which should be out in a few days. You can check your code against our work-in-progress version, ​http://code.jquery.com/jquery-git.js .

[kevingrigsby@…]

This is not working in IE 9 - I go to the above link (​http://jsfiddle.net/highcharts/SHD92) and it returns:

onDomReady0 Then --- running highcharts.src.js from GitHub

It seems that in my code if I put the <script> tag that contains the "ready" function at the BOTTOM of my html page, it works.

It worked fine with jQuery 1.7.1 no matter where the <script> tags were. There are only two small images (that have always been there) and to me, the ready is called when the DOM is ready. Seems like 1.8.0 this is not 100% the case. If only in IE.

[dmethvin]

@kevingrigsby, you're using the 1.8b1, not even 1.8.0 and certainly not the jquery-git.js that has been fixed. Please, please, please just look one post above.

[anonymous]

I have the same issue! please release 1.8.1

[anonymous]

@dmethvin @mikesherov jQuery 1.8 - I have the same problem, IE9 $(document).ready() fires too early.

works fine on jQuery 1.7.2

Please release 1.8.1