Create input of type checkbox not working in IE

[stickmus]

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

This isn't working in IE, works in FF

As a workaround the following does work

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

[john]

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

[shameister]

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'''

Microsofts official statement you find here: ​http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms534700.aspx

[john]

Documented: ​http://docs.jquery.com/Core#.24.28_html_.29