jQuery Object doesn't support property or method trim() in IE
JqueryInternet ExplorerJquery Problem Overview
What's up with the jQuery trim method??
jQuery('#Reminders').attr('value').trim()
Object doesn't support property or method 'trim'
jQuery('#Reminders').attr('value')
"5,1,1"
$('#Reminders').attr('value').split(',')
[5,1,1]
[0]: "5"
[1]: "1"
[2]: "1"
I don't have these woes in FireFox or Chrome ... only IE 9.0. Is there something special about trim() ... I didn't get the memo .
Jquery Solutions
Solution 1 - Jquery
IE doesn't have a string.trim()
method.
Instead, you can call jQuery's $.trim(str)
.
Solution 2 - Jquery
You can add trim() method on String object, for browsers without support for this method (IE alike).
Simply add these lines before you call trim() method:
String.prototype.trim = function() {
return this.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '');
}
Solution 3 - Jquery
trim()
is not invoked like that in a jQuery context.
Once you call attr()
, that's the end of jQuery chaining. See http://api.jquery.com/attr/
To do this, do:
jQuery.trim(jQuery('#Reminders').attr('value'));
Solution 4 - Jquery
Same problem here with IE not having the trim()
method. I solved by adding the trim()
if it doesn't exist.
(function(str) {
if (typeof(str.prototype.trim) === 'undefined') {
str.prototype.trim = function() {
return $.trim(this);
};
}
})(String);
Works great.
Solution 5 - Jquery
This doesn't have anything to do with jquery. Attr is returning a string. What it means is that IE doesn't have a trim method on string.