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Javascript IE Event
I'm having a problem with IE8 executing my script. All other browsers are fine. The actual error is: 'tagName is null or not an object'. I realize that my script is probably not the best, and could use work, but I really need it to work in IE8. The script is wrapped in a document.ready jQuery function, and my jquery version is 1.5.2. I have a feelings that the main problem has to do with var target = ev.target; but Im not sure.
The part of the script in question is:
var hrNav = document.getElementById('hrNavListen');
var hrNav2 = document.getElementById('hrNavListenTwo');
var startButton = document.getElementById('startButton');
//Check to see if the user is on an iPad or iPhone
var isiPad = (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPad/i) || navigator.userAgent.match(/iPhone/i)) != null;
//If the user is on an iphone or ipad, use the touchstart event listener rather than click. Use click otherwise, or use onclick for IE users.
if (isiPad == true) {
hrNav.addEventListener('touchstart', highlight);
} else {
if(hrNav.addEventListener){
hrNav.addEventListener('click', highlight);
} else {
hrNav.attachEvent('on'+'click', highlight);
}
}
/* MAIN FUNCTION TO HIGHLIGHT THE CORRECT ITEM, AS WELL AS FILL IN CORRECT DATA */
function highlight(ev) {
var target = ev.target;
//Function to set the dataSection variable to the appropriate string so that the correct section is loaded
function switchContent(var1,var2,var3,var4,var5,var6,var7,var8,var9,var10,var11,var12,var13,var14,var15,var16,var17,var18) {
switch (target.getAttribute('data-section')) {
case var1:
var dataSection = 'hrPortalMain';
var btn = false;
break;
case var2:
var dataSection = 'handbookMain';
var btn = true;
break;
case var3:
var dataSection = 'handbookSection1';
var btn = true;
break;
case var4:
var dataSection = 'handbookSection2';
var btn = true;
break;
case var5:
var dataSection = 'handbookSection3';
var btn = true;
break;
case var6:
var dataSection = 'handbookSection4';
var btn = true;
break;
case var7:
var dataSection = 'handbookSection5';
var btn = true;
break;
case var8:
var dataSection = 'handbookSection6';
var btn = true;
break;
case var9:
var dataSection = 'handbookSection7';
var btn = true;
break;
case var10:
var dataSection = 'handbookSection8';
var btn = true;
break;
case var11:
var dataSection = 'handbookSection9';
var btn = true;
break;
case var12:
var dataSection = 'handbookSection10';
var btn = true;
break;
case var13:
var dataSection = 'handbookSection11';
var btn = true;
break;
case var14:
var dataSection = 'antiDiscrimination';
var btn = true;
break;
case var15:
var dataSection = 'substanceAbuse';
var btn = true;
break;
case var16:
var dataSection = 'disclosureRelease';
var btn = true;
break;
case var17:
var dataSection = 'emergencyContact';
var btn = true;
break;
case var18:
var dataSection = 'submitForms';
var btn = true;
break;
}/* /end switch */
//Use jQuery AJAX to load the appropriate html
$.ajax({
url: "views/"+dataSection+".php",
cache: false,
dataType: "html"
}).done(function( html ) {
$("#hrContent").html(html);
});
return dataSection;
}
if (target.nodeName === 'LI') {
$("li").removeClass("navActive");
$("span").removeClass("navActiveText");
$("#hrarrow").remove();
$(".navBodyText").css('margin-left','30px');
$("#navMain,#navMOCForms,#navHandbookMain,#navGeneralPolicyMain,#navBenefitsMain,#navTaxMain").css('margin-left','0px');
target.innerHTML += '<img src="img/hrarrow.png" id="hrarrow"/>';
target.className += ' navActive';
childSpan = target.firstChild;
childSpan.style.marginLeft = '0';
childSpan.className += ' navActiveText';
childSpan.firstChild.className += ' navActiveText';
switch (target.firstChild.id) {
case 'navMain':
$("#navMain").css('margin-left','-30px');
break;
case 'navMOCForms':
$("#navMOCForms").css('margin-left','-30px');
break;
case 'navHandbookMain':
$("#navHandbookMain").css('margin-left','-30px');
break;
case 'navGeneralPolicyMain':
$("#navGeneralPolicyMain").css('margin-left','-30px');
break;
case 'navBenefitsMain':
$("#navBenefitsMain").css('margin-left','-30px');
break;
case 'navTaxMain':
$("#navTaxMain").css('margin-left','-30px');
break;
}/* /end switch */
//Determine which content to load depending on the data-* HTML attribute of each LI elements
switchContent('hrPortalMain','handbookMain','handbookSection1','handbookSection2','handbookSection3','handbookSection4','handbookSection5','handbookSection6','handbookSection7','handbookSection8','handbookSection9','handbookSection10','handbookSection11','antiDiscrimination','substanceAbuse','disclosureRelease','emergencyContact','submitForms');
}/* /endif */
if (target.nodeName === 'SPAN') {
$("li").removeClass("navActive");
$("span").removeClass("navActiveText");
$("#hrarrow").remove();
$(".navBodyText").css('margin-left','30px');
$("#navMain,#navMOCForms,#navHandbookMain,#navGeneralPolicyMain,#navBenefitsMain,#navTaxMain").css('margin-left','0px');
target.className += ' navActiveText';
parent = target.parentNode;
if (parent.tagName === 'SPAN') {
parent.parentNode.className += ' navActive';
parent.className += ' navActiveText';
parent.parentNode.innerHTML += '<img src="img/hrarrow.png" id="hrarrow"/>';
$(".navActiveText").css('margin-left','0px');
} else if(parent.tagName === 'LI') {
parent.className += ' navActive';
target.firstChild.className += ' navActiveText';
parent.innerHTML += '<img src="img/hrarrow.png" id="hrarrow"/>';
$(".navActiveText").css('margin-left','0px');
}/* /endif */
switch (target.id) {
case 'navMain':
$("#navMain").css('margin-left','-30px');
break;
case 'navMOCForms':
$("#navMOCForms").css('margin-left','-30px');
break;
case 'navHandbookMain':
$("#navHandbookMain").css('margin-left','-30px');
break;
case 'navGeneralPolicyMain':
$("#navGeneralPolicyMain").css('margin-left','-30px');
break;
case 'navBenefitsMain':
$("#navBenefitsMain").css('margin-left','-30px');
break;
case 'navTaxMain':
$("#navTaxMain").css('margin-left','-30px');
break;
}/* /end switch */
//Determine which content to load depending on the data-* HTML attribute of each LI elements
switchContent('hrPortalMain','handbookMain','handbookSection1','handbookSection2','handbookSection3','handbookSection4','handbookSection5','handbookSection6','handbookSection7','handbookSection8','handbookSection9','handbookSection10','handbookSection11','antiDiscrimination','substanceAbuse','disclosureRelease','emergencyContact','submitForms','employeeBenefitsPackage','flexSpending','dentalEnrollment','groupEnrollment','w4','i9','directDeposit','holidayPayroll','medOneForms','generalPolicy','benefitsMain','compensationMain');
}/* /endif */
}/* /end highlight function */
