[WICKET-3847] Modal window won't show in internet explorer document mode 8

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.5-RC5.1
• Fix Version/s: 1.5-RC6
• Component/s: wicket
• Labels: ajax modal window
• Environment: Internet Explorer <=8
• Assignee: Martin Tzvetanov Grigorov
• Reporter: Sodasmile
• Created: 30/Jun/11 09:33
• Updated: 30/Aug/11 06:28
• Resolved: 30/Jun/11 13:47

Description

Plain modal window won't show after revision 1135146, WICKET-3782 Notifications before and after DOM node replacement (...) using Internet Explorer 9 in document mode quirks, 7 and 8. Works in document mode 9, Opera 11.11, Chrome 13.0.782.32 beta-m, Firefox 3.6.18 and 5.0

Seems like the lines:
var newElement = Wicket.$(element.id);
Wicket.Event.publish('/dom/node/added', newElement);
the 2nd time they run, element.id = "", which makes Wicket.$ (document.getElementById("")) crash, and an "ERROR: Wicket.Ajax.Call.processEvaluation: Exception evaluating javascript: [object Error]" is logged to the Wicket ajax debug window.

Quick workaround: Somewhere in your code, include the following script:
<script type="text/javascript">
oldFu = Wicket.$;

Wicket.$ = function(arg) {
if (arg == null || typeof(arg) == "undefined" || arg == "")

{ return null; }

return oldFu(arg);
}
</script>

Where the difference to the original $ function is the arg=="" check

Issue Links

• is duplicated by: WICKET-3982 Modal Window is not shown in IE8