IE8 Script Error using this simple jQuery declaration

Question

I'm getting the following error when I use this piece of script:

<script type="text/javascript">
        $(function() {
            $('form').validVal(); // line 37
        });
    </script>

Error:

"Object doesn't support this property or method" - Line 37, Char 4

Can anyone explain how I fix this?

Is this a common error with IE/IE8?

Thanks for any pointers

You sure you don't get this error in other browsers, IE in debug mode shows such errors, maybe you run those others without error reporting... — Bartosz
– Bartosz, Commented Nov 24, 2011 at 14:06
Hi ipr101, yep I've added it on Line 13. Do you want me to post any of that script? It can be found here: validval.frebsite.nl/usage.php — michaelmcgurk
– michaelmcgurk, Commented Nov 24, 2011 at 14:10
Be sure that the link is valid (open page source and follow the link if the source viewer allows you for that) — Bartosz
– Bartosz, Commented Nov 24, 2011 at 14:16
Try giving the form an ID and select it using its ID: $('form#myForm').validVal(); — Christopher Tokar
– Christopher Tokar, Commented Nov 24, 2011 at 14:17

Aleks G · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-24 14:15:03Z

2

Before you can use validVal method, you need to make sure to include the validVal plugin:

<script src="jquery.validVal.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

Second, check the selector - the way it is now it will apply this to every form element on the page. You probably want to add something like id="myForm" to your form element and then use

$('#myForm').validVal();

answered Nov 24, 2011 at 14:15

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michaelmcgurk Over a year ago

False alarm people. My bad. I loaded a 2nd version of jQuery for an element further down the page. I have since removed this and all is glorious. My apologies for wasting your time here. Lesson learned. Thanks for the feedback and comments however.

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