$(...).attr returns different values in IE7 and Firefox

$(...).attr('onclick')

firefox:

returns the text contained within the onclick attribute.

IE7:

returns a reference to an anonymous function.

Expected:

return text contained within the attribute, as per firefox.

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possibly related to #2511

This 'error' also occurs for IE6.. I'm using a quick fix now which might help you to integrate a proper fix into jQuery:

$.fn.extend({

'onclickValue': function() {

var onclick = this.attr('onclick');

if($.isFunction(onclick))

return (onclick+'').substr(23,(onclick+'').length-25);

else

return onclick;

}

});

Hmm.. The italic part should have two (onclick+{emptystring}) and a linebreak was lost but I guess you get the picture ;)

resolution:	→ fixed
status:	new → closed

This could be patched on .attr(), but would change the behavior for anything else.

To get the text on firefox, just use: this[0].getAttribute('onclick');

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