Javascript limitations on IE4

[BooGieeee]

Hi all,

i would like to know the limitations IE4 has with java script because i have a computer which has IE4 and there are some javascripted sites which produces errors.

can someone please enlighten me?

regards,
boo

[Kor]

There are a lot of limtations but probably the most important is the refrence of objects(elements).

in modern DOM compliant browsers (IE5+, NS6+, Mozilla, etc.) the document elements are referenced by id with document.getElementById('foo'), by name with document.getElementByName('foo') and by tag's name with document.getElementsByTagName('a_tag') methods.

IE 4 uses for reference (id or name)
document.all['foo']

But these are not the only limitations... we must see the codes to say more.

[BooGieeee]

when my ie4 loads the java script an error occers on this particular line : oXml = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");

how can i resolve this?

thanks your help is greatly apperciated

[Fang]

IE4 does not have standard support for XML.
You probably need the XML parser (http://msdn.microsoft.com/XML/XMLDownloads/default.aspx)
Better still upgrade to IE6.

[BooGieeee]

o thanks for the info. but i jus wanna confirm with you that ie4 doesnt not support xml?

[Fang]

IE4 will support XML if the XML parser has been downloaded.
After IE4 the parser is included as standard.