Object doesn't support this property or method in ieTester IE8 or below error

Question

I have a 2 small script in the footer of my page, that produce a script error in IE8. IEtester says that this script error is created from the document ready (but i believe it's just cuz it's the start). I used jQuery so that it was cross browser compatible. :(

<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){

    //flexslider
   $(".flexslider").flexslider({
   animation : "slide",
    slideshow : true,
   animationDuration: "750",
   slideshowSpeed: 5000,
   pauseOnAction: true, 

  }); 

  //text slider overer
    $("#videos li").on({

  mouseenter: function() {
     $(this).animate({"padding-left": "50px"}, "normal");
  },

  mouseleave: function() {
       $(this).stop(true).animate({"padding-left": "0px"}, "slow");

  }});
  });

enter image description here Does anyone know how to correct this script error? If so, could you explain why this error is created in the first place?

first script html page: http://designobvio.us/fonts/ Second script html page: http://designobvio.us/fonts/middle.php

What property or method does the error tell you is not supported? Any how about posting the script that's giving you the trouble? — cliffs of insanity, May 13 '12 at 18:41
@cliffsofinsanity the script is basically just being ignored — Armeen Moon, May 13 '12 at 20:52
Have you done basic troubleshooting? Remove parts of the code until you figure out which one is causing the error. Look for more information in IE8's developer tools. — cliffs of insanity, May 13 '12 at 20:59
it starts at the document ready line. I've removed each script one by one both create this error — Armeen Moon, May 13 '12 at 21:00
So if you have `$(document).ready`, but nothing inside the function, it still does it? — cliffs of insanity, May 13 '12 at 21:01
lol document ready is giving the error now http://vvcap.net/db/CbjNHlDD0QnlUn_6B0_2.htp — Armeen Moon, May 13 '12 at 21:03
What happens if you do `alert($)` before the `$(document).ready()`? Or use `console.log()` instead of `alert` if you have the dev tools going. — cliffs of insanity, May 13 '12 at 21:03
And removing the `$(document).ready` code entirely makes the error disappear? — cliffs of insanity, May 13 '12 at 21:06
is there anything I should do to the live code to support you? — Armeen Moon, May 13 '12 at 21:09
Yes, fix it before I have to get my hands dirty in IE8. ;-) Aside from that, not really, but thanks. — cliffs of insanity, May 13 '12 at 21:11
Oh, get rid of the trailing comma. That issue will come up eventually. Also, the first error I get is from the `ggs.js` script stating `"domReady" is undefined`. Can you remove that script? — cliffs of insanity, May 13 '12 at 21:18
that was it ggs was creating the script error thank you so much — Armeen Moon, May 13 '12 at 21:38
Looks like that fixed it? ...you're welcome. Remember to keep the dev tools open `Tools > Developer Tools`, and keep an eye on the console. :) — cliffs of insanity, May 13 '12 at 21:38
Worth a read: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7246618/trailing-commas-in-javascript — Kev, May 14 '12 at 02:06

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered May 13 '12 at 21:02

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Here's one issue that's sure to trip up IE8:

$(".flexslider").flexslider({
   animation : "slide",
    slideshow : true,
   animationDuration: "750",
   slideshowSpeed: 5000,
   pauseOnAction: true, // <-- Trailing comma
});

IE8 and lower hate trailing commas.

answered May 13 '12 at 21:02

cliffs of insanity

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i'll update the code. I'm sure that trailing comma was no good either – Armeen Moon May 13 '12 at 21:38
I have same issue in IE8 for the code var control = $('',{classid: "clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000",width: "100%",height: "100%",name: player.settings.name,codebase:"http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab",html: html}); Coul't you suggest me? – sureshunivers Feb 18 '13 at 12:30

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered May 13 '12 at 21:02

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Remove the , from this line: pauseOnAction: true,

IE doesn't support commas on the end of the last line in an array or object.

answered May 13 '12 at 21:02

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Object doesn't support this property or method in ieTester IE8 or below error

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