Object doesn't support this property or method, internet explorer 8

Question

PS : i am using internet explorer in build debugger (F12)

I am having a problem with ie 8, i keep on getting "Object doesn't support this property or method" on the execution of this script (name.size() apparently pauses a problem) although i am pretty sure that my script is 100 % correct PART 1, i have tried every other way from length....which leads me to think that the problem might be provoced by some other portions earlier in my code. i am also having the same error on PART 2 of my code.

so to resume the two codes below create this error (Object doesn't support this property or method), one on the size, and the other on the title tag

Any thoughts please ?

PART 1 :

 $('input:hidden').each(function(){
    var name ="[name='"+$(this).attr('name')+"']";
    if($(name).size()>1){
        $(this).remove();
    }
    });

PART 2:

   <title>C O C P I T -- COnsistency Catalog Parameterisation Inventory</title>
    <LINK href="formIE.css" rel=stylesheet type=text/css>
    <script type='text/JavaScript'>

Answer 1

Since jQuery objects are array-like in that they expose the selector's matched elements like an array, why not treat it as such?

if( $(name).length > 1)