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YOMorales
YOMorales

Reputation: 1966

Internet Explorer 8 JS Error: 'window.toolbar.visible' is null or not an object

I have the following code for checking when a page within our website is being loaded in a window without toolbars or menubars (there are several other checks, like mobile devices and user agents, but I won't elaborate them here):

if (window.toolbar.visible !== true || window.menubar.visible !== true) {  
    // do some stuff  
}

It works fine everywhere except for Internet Explorer 8 which returns the following error: 'window.toolbar.visible' is null or not an object
(also happens with window.menubar.visible)

I cannot find anywhere an alternative for IE8. Any help on this?
Bonus question: Is there a decent Javascript reference like Mozilla's, but for Internet Explorer?

Thanks for reading and thinking about this problem.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2417

Answers (1)

T.J. Crowder
T.J. Crowder

Reputation: 1074355

IE doesn't have window.toolbar or window.menubar nor do I see any alternatives for them on MSDN's page for the window object.

You can make your check not throw an error by testing for the object before testing for its property, e.g.:

if ((window.toolbar && window.toolbar.visible)
    || (window.menubar && window.menubar.visible)) {  
    // do some stuff  
}

Bonus question: Is there a decent Javascript reference like Mozilla's, but for Internet Explorer?

I think MSDN is the best you're going to do. If you're looking for the source of information on IE's particular brand of JavaScript and DOM objects, there's no better source. It's a pain to navigate, but...

Upvotes: 6

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