Code with classList does not work in IE?
JavascriptInternet ExplorerJavascript Problem Overview
I'm using the following code, but having it fail in IE. The message is:
>Unable to get value of the property 'add': object is null or undefined"
I assume this is just an IE support issue. How would you make the following code work in IE?
Any ideas?
var img = new Image();
img.src = '/image/file.png';
img.title = 'this is a title';
img.classList.add("profilePic");
var div = document.createElement("div");
div.classList.add("picWindow");
div.appendChild(img);
content.appendChild(div);
Javascript Solutions
Solution 1 - Javascript
The classList property is not supported by IE9 and lower. IE10+ supports it though.
Use className += " .." instead. Note: Do not omit the space: class names should be added in a white-space separated list.
var img = new Image();
img.src = '/image/file.png';
img.title = 'this is a title';
img.className += " profilePic"; // Add profilePic class to the image
var div = document.createElement("div");
div.className += " picWindow"; // Add picWindow class to the div
div.appendChild(img);
content.appendChild(div);
Solution 2 - Javascript
As mentioned by othes, classList is not supported by IE9 and older. As well as Alex's alternative above, there are a couple of polyfills which aim to be a drop-in replacement, i.e. just include these in your page and IE should just work (famous last words!).
https://github.com/eligrey/classList.js/blob/master/classList.js
Solution 3 - Javascript
In IE 10 & 11, The classList property is defined on HTMLElement.prototype.
In order to get it to work on SVG-elements, the property should be defined on Element.prototype, like it has been on other browsers.
A very small fix would be copying the exact propertyDescriptor from HTMLElement.prototype to Element.prototype:
if (!Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(Element.prototype,'classList')){
if (HTMLElement&&Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(HTMLElement.prototype,'classList')){
Object.defineProperty(Element.prototype,'classList',Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(HTMLElement.prototype,'classList'));
}
}
- We need to copy the descriptor, since
Element.prototype.classList = HTMLElement.prototype.classListwill throwInvalid calling object - The first check prevents overwriting the property on browsers which support is natively.
- The second check is prevents errors on IE versions prior to 9, where HTMLElement is not implemented yet, and on IE9 where classList is not implemented.
For IE 8 & 9, use the following code, I also included a (minified) polyfill for Array.prototype.indexOf, because IE 8 does not support it natively (polyfill source: Array.prototype.indexOf
//Polyfill Array.prototype.indexOf
Array.prototype.indexOf||(Array.prototype.indexOf=function (value,startIndex){'use strict';if (this==null)throw new TypeError('array.prototype.indexOf called on null or undefined');var o=Object(this),l=o.length>>>0;if(l===0)return -1;var n=startIndex|0,k=Math.max(n>=0?n:l-Math.abs(n),0)-1;function sameOrNaN(a,b){return a===b||(typeof a==='number'&&typeof b==='number'&&isNaN(a)&&isNaN(b))}while(++k<l)if(k in o&&sameOrNaN(o[k],value))return k;return -1});
// adds classList support (as Array) to Element.prototype for IE8-9
Object.defineProperty(Element.prototype,'classList',{
get:function(){
var element=this,domTokenList=(element.getAttribute('class')||'').replace(/^\s+|\s$/g,'').split(/\s+/g);
if (domTokenList[0]==='') domTokenList.splice(0,1);
function setClass(){
if (domTokenList.length > 0) element.setAttribute('class', domTokenList.join(' ');
else element.removeAttribute('class');
}
domTokenList.toggle=function(className,force){
if (force!==undefined){
if (force) domTokenList.add(className);
else domTokenList.remove(className);
}
else {
if (domTokenList.indexOf(className)!==-1) domTokenList.splice(domTokenList.indexOf(className),1);
else domTokenList.push(className);
}
setClass();
};
domTokenList.add=function(){
var args=[].slice.call(arguments)
for (var i=0,l=args.length;i<l;i++){
if (domTokenList.indexOf(args[i])===-1) domTokenList.push(args[i])
};
setClass();
};
domTokenList.remove=function(){
var args=[].slice.call(arguments)
for (var i=0,l=args.length;i<l;i++){
if (domTokenList.indexOf(args[i])!==-1) domTokenList.splice(domTokenList.indexOf(args[i]),1);
};
setClass();
};
domTokenList.item=function(i){
return domTokenList[i];
};
domTokenList.contains=function(className){
return domTokenList.indexOf(className)!==-1;
};
domTokenList.replace=function(oldClass,newClass){
if (domTokenList.indexOf(oldClass)!==-1) domTokenList.splice(domTokenList.indexOf(oldClass),1,newClass);
setClass();
};
domTokenList.value = (element.getAttribute('class')||'');
return domTokenList;
}
});
Solution 4 - Javascript
/**
* Method that checks whether cls is present in element object.
* @param {Object} ele DOM element which needs to be checked
* @param {Object} cls Classname is tested
* @return {Boolean} True if cls is present, false otherwise.
*/
function hasClass(ele, cls) {
return ele.getAttribute('class').indexOf(cls) > -1;
}
/**
* Method that adds a class to given element.
* @param {Object} ele DOM element where class needs to be added
* @param {Object} cls Classname which is to be added
* @return {null} nothing is returned.
*/
function addClass(ele, cls) {
if (ele.classList) {
ele.classList.add(cls);
} else if (!hasClass(ele, cls)) {
ele.setAttribute('class', ele.getAttribute('class') + ' ' + cls);
}
}
/**
* Method that does a check to ensure that class is removed from element.
* @param {Object} ele DOM element where class needs to be removed
* @param {Object} cls Classname which is to be removed
* @return {null} Null nothing is returned.
*/
function removeClass(ele, cls) {
if (ele.classList) {
ele.classList.remove(cls);
} else if (hasClass(ele, cls)) {
ele.setAttribute('class', ele.getAttribute('class').replace(cls, ' '));
}
}
Solution 5 - Javascript
check this out
Object.defineProperty(Element.prototype, 'classList', {
get: function() {
var self = this, bValue = self.className.split(" ")
bValue.add = function (){
var b;
for(i in arguments){
b = true;
for (var j = 0; j<bValue.length;j++)
if (bValue[j] == arguments[i]){
b = false
break
}
if(b)
self.className += (self.className?" ":"")+arguments[i]
}
}
bValue.remove = function(){
self.className = ""
for(i in arguments)
for (var j = 0; j<bValue.length;j++)
if(bValue[j] != arguments[i])
self.className += (self.className?" " :"")+bValue[j]
}
bValue.toggle = function(x){
var b;
if(x){
self.className = ""
b = false;
for (var j = 0; j<bValue.length;j++)
if(bValue[j] != x){
self.className += (self.className?" " :"")+bValue[j]
b = false
} else b = true
if(!b)
self.className += (self.className?" ":"")+x
} else throw new TypeError("Failed to execute 'toggle': 1 argument required")
return !b;
}
return bValue;
},
enumerable: false
})
and classList will work!
document.getElementsByTagName("div")[0].classList
["aclass"]
document.getElementsByTagName("div")[0].classList.add("myclass")
document.getElementsByTagName("div")[0].className
"aclass myclass"
that's all!
Solution 6 - Javascript
In Explorer 11 classList.add works with single values only.
Element.classList.add("classOne", "classTwo");
In this case Explorer adds only first class and ignores the second one. So need to do:
Element.classList.add("classOne");
Element.classList.add("classTwo");
Solution 7 - Javascript
classList is not supported in IE < 9. Use [jQuery.addClass][1] or a polyfill like the one at https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/classList
[1]: http://api.jquery.com/addClass/ "jQuery.addClass"