IE8 cloneNode(true) object doesn't support this property or method

Question

$('#attachment-deletion').cloneNode(true);

IE reports Object doesn't support this property or method

what can I do about this? cloneNode was my solution to IE8 not recognizing jquery's clone method, which it didn't even throw an error about

Have you tried: `$('#attachment-deletion')[0].cloneNode(true);` ? — A. Wolff, Jun 18 '13 at 16:21
@roasted, a combination of element zero and converting back to jquery objects worked for me — CQM, Jun 18 '13 at 17:47
@roasted `var attachmentDeleteMainModalClone = $('#attachment-deletion')[0].cloneNode(true);` `$(attachmentDeleteMainModalClone).attr('id', 'attachment-deletion-'+'main');` not mentioned earlier is that I was having trouble also accessing the object after the clone method, now its all fixed — CQM, Jun 18 '13 at 18:34
you could use then: `attachmentDeleteMainModalClone.id = 'attachment-deletion-main'` even its properly change nothing. BTW, thx for sharing your solution — A. Wolff, Jun 18 '13 at 18:39

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 04 '14 at 10:06

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cloneNode is a native javascript method that doesn't work on jQuery objects, you have decide what to use :

jQuery

$('#attachment-deletion').clone(true);

or plain JS

document.getElementById('attachment-deletion').cloneNode(true);

Edit: You can also Combine Plain JS with jQuery if you need to:

$('#attachment-deletion').get(0).cloneNode(true);
// or
$('#attachment-deletion')[0].cloneNode(true);

edited May 04 '14 at 10:06

pyronaur

answered Jun 18 '13 at 16:24

adeneo

a combination of this answer with some other comments worked for me, thanks! – CQM Jun 18 '13 at 17:48

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