DataTables IE8 support
DataTables IE8 support
sandis
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DataTables script load stopped on IE8 with exception
Encountered exception: SCRIPT1010: Expected identifier datatables.js (4328,22)
That Error leads to code line
Please review IE8 support!
- Testing with DataTables 1.13.6 with FixedColumns 4.3.0
- Edge with IE Mode - (Document Mode 8) - Compatibility Mode 8
If I read to the Exception details it is about reserved keyword use in code that IE8 would not allow.
Reference cases
* https://github.com/MikeMcl/bignumber.js/issues/121
* https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30251923/page-not-rendering-in-ie8-because-of-script1010-and-script-5022-errors
In this case the reserved keyword is return
If I replace the .return access with ['return'] on 4 occurrences it works OK
DataTables documentation on Support says that it should support IE8
Manual suggests IE8 Support for older version
https://datatables.net/manual/
| DataTables 1.10 is compatible with IE6 and newer. The extensions require IE8 or newer.
Download compatibility suggests IE8+ compatibility
https://datatables.net/download/compatibility
| DataTables Core supports IE8+
Answers
According to the docs the above is not supported, I guess. Have you seen this?
https://datatables.net/download/compatibility
I think the FixedColumns aspect is a bit of a red herring there - the issue is in DataTables core. IE's JS parser doesn't appear to like the use of a reserved keyword as an object property.
I'll fix that for the next release of DataTables core 1.13.x since the core should support IE8+.
FixedColumns does not work with IE however. Also DataTables 2, which is getting closer and closer will not support IE at all.
@sandis - out of interest, do you need to support IE8 for your site / app? Ouch! It hasn't been updates since 2011 and was EOL in 2016. I hate to think what browsing the web is like with it now!
Allan
Thanks @allan yes unfortunately I do need to Support IE8 as part of Legacy system because of Legacy ActiveX component dependencies used.
We don't use IE8 browser per se, but rather Edge IE Mode access for sites.
The access is configured through Enterprise Site list thus Edge browser knows which sites to open in older IE modes
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/edge-ie-mode
I feel for you - IE support is not fun!
Allan
Fix committed here. The next patch release for DataTables will carry this change. Expecting to do that tomorrow all being well.
Allan