Using .attr() to set input type 'range' causes script error in IE9

[stephband@…]

jQuery versions tested: 1.5.1, 1.5.2

Browser: IE9

System tested: Windows Vista

Test: ​http://jsfiddle.net/stephband/nYB98/3/

IE9 fails to gracefully handle the setting of unsupported input types. Where other browsers handle unsupported input types gracefully, for example:

jQuery('<input/>', {type: 'sheep'})

IE9 throws an error. Perhaps jQuery could explicitly set the type 'text', or perhaps set nothing at all, when you try to set unsupported types in IE9?

[Rick Waldron]

I'm assigning this to timmywil as he is currently writing the attrHooks module. Beyond that, i have not tested this issue.

[Timmy Willison]

I'd be happy to help, but perhaps you could correct me on something. Does IE9 still not support range inputs? I don't yet have a VM that can run IE9, but I'm working on getting one. It certainly would be sad to discover that IE9 throws an exception every time you set an unsupported input type.

[stephband@…]

No, IE9 does not support range inputs. I tested type='range' and type='sheep' :) I will go back and test the other html5 types.