includes() not working in all browsers
right here is a block of my code. It works perfect in fireFox and Chrome. But not in IE. I get the error "Object doesn't support property or method 'includes'
"
function rightTreeSwapfunc2() {
if ($(".right-tree").css("background-image").includes("stage1") == true) {
$(".right-tree").css({
backgroundImage: "url(/plant-breeding/img/scenes/plant-breeding/stage5.jpg)"
})
} else {
$(".right-tree").css({
backgroundImage: "url(/plant-breeding/img/scenes/plant-breeding/stage3.jpg)"
})
}
}
I could change it up a bit and use vanilla JS and do:
document.getElementById("right-tree").classList.contains
But I would rather see if there is a way to get it to work in IE before changing the JS and editing the HTML and CSS.
Solution 1:
If you look at the documentation of includes()
, most of the browsers don't support this property.
You can use widely supported indexOf()
after converting the property to string using toString()
:
if ($(".right-tree").css("background-image").indexOf("stage1") > -1) {
// ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
You can also use the polyfill from MDN.
if (!String.prototype.includes) {
String.prototype.includes = function() {
'use strict';
return String.prototype.indexOf.apply(this, arguments) !== -1;
};
}
Solution 2:
IE11 does implement String.prototype.includes so why not using the official Polyfill?
Source: polyfill source
if (!String.prototype.includes) {
String.prototype.includes = function(search, start) {
if (typeof start !== 'number') {
start = 0;
}
if (start + search.length > this.length) {
return false;
} else {
return this.indexOf(search, start) !== -1;
}
};
}
Solution 3:
In my case i found better to use "string.search".
var str = "Some very very very long string";
var n = str.search("very");
In case it would be helpful for someone.
Solution 4:
Here is solution ( ref : https://www.cluemediator.com/object-doesnt-support-property-or-method-includes-in-ie )
if (!Array.prototype.includes) {
Object.defineProperty(Array.prototype, 'includes', {
value: function (searchElement, fromIndex) {
if (this == null) {
throw new TypeError('"this" is null or not defined');
}
// 1. Let O be ? ToObject(this value).
var o = Object(this);
// 2. Let len be ? ToLength(? Get(O, "length")).
var len = o.length >>> 0;
// 3. If len is 0, return false.
if (len === 0) {
return false;
}
// 4. Let n be ? ToInteger(fromIndex).
// (If fromIndex is undefined, this step produces the value 0.)
var n = fromIndex | 0;
// 5. If n ≥ 0, then
// a. Let k be n.
// 6. Else n < 0,
// a. Let k be len + n.
// b. If k < 0, let k be 0.
var k = Math.max(n >= 0 ? n : len - Math.abs(n), 0);
function sameValueZero(x, y) {
return x === y || (typeof x === 'number' && typeof y === 'number' && isNaN(x) && isNaN(y));
}
// 7. Repeat, while k < len
while (k < len) {
// a. Let elementK be the result of ? Get(O, ! ToString(k)).
// b. If SameValueZero(searchElement, elementK) is true, return true.
if (sameValueZero(o[k], searchElement)) {
return true;
}
// c. Increase k by 1.
k++;
}
// 8. Return false
return false;
}
});
}