[VALIDATOR-33] [Validator] Javascript Validation currently uses unsupported DOM method getAttributeNode("name").

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed

Environment

Operating System: other
Platform: PC

• Bugzilla Id: 37315
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Jeffrey Williams
• Created: 01/Nov/05 12:46
• Updated: 12/Nov/07 19:25
• Resolved: 12/Nov/07 19:25

Description

The use of Element.getAttributeNode("name") is not supported by IE prior to
version 6. This error was reportedly fixed in COM-2145 but the resolution to
still uses getAttributeNode("name").

document.getAttributeNode() is present in:
./jakarta-commons/validator/src/javascript/org/apache/commons/validator/javascript/validateFloatRange.js
./jakarta-commons/validator/src/javascript/org/apache/commons/validator/javascript/validateShort.js
./jakarta-commons/validator/src/javascript/org/apache/commons/validator/javascript/validateMinLength.js
./jakarta-commons/validator/src/javascript/org/apache/commons/validator/javascript/validateDate.js
./jakarta-commons/validator/src/javascript/org/apache/commons/validator/javascript/validateEmail.js
./jakarta-commons/validator/src/javascript/org/apache/commons/validator/javascript/validateByte.js
./jakarta-commons/validator/src/javascript/org/apache/commons/validator/javascript/validateIntRange.js
./jakarta-commons/validator/src/javascript/org/apache/commons/validator/javascript/validateMask.js
./jakarta-commons/validator/src/javascript/org/apache/commons/validator/javascript/validateCreditCard.js
./jakarta-commons/validator/src/javascript/org/apache/commons/validator/javascript/validateInteger.js
./jakarta-commons/validator/src/javascript/org/apache/commons/validator/javascript/validateMaxLength.js
./jakarta-commons/validator/src/javascript/org/apache/commons/validator/javascript/validateFloat.js

This is issue has also previously been raised in COM-1622, with an appropriate
patch being supplied.