IE8 input[type=file] delegated change event files only on blur

Reported by:	glex.spb@gmail.com	Owned by:	dmethvin
Priority:	low	Milestone:	1.7
Component:	event	Version:	1.5.2
Keywords:		Cc:
Blocked by:		Blocking:

Description

In IE8 change event on file inputs runs only when you focus out of the element if that event was delegated.

jQuery(function($) {
    $("#file-container").delegate("input", "change", function(){
        alert("Event fired!");
    });
});

Test case: http://jsfiddle.net/glebm/n4zYd/2/

Attachments (0)

Change History (5)

Changed April 13, 2011 09:57PM UTC by timmywil comment:1

_comment0:	Confirmed → 1302731900169821
component:	unfiled → event
status:	new → open

Confirmed

test case

Changed September 08, 2011 08:05PM UTC by dmethvin comment:2

priority:	undecided → low

Also visible in jquery/test/delegatetest.html but I am not sure how we can fix it. There doesn't seem to be a bubbling event we can catch to determine if the content has changed.

Changed September 22, 2011 12:56AM UTC by dmethvin comment:3

milestone:	1.next → 1.7
owner:	→ dmethvin
status:	open → assigned

Changed September 22, 2011 12:57AM UTC by dmethvin comment:4

This was fixed in 1.7 by attaching to the non-bubbling event:

https://github.com/jquery/jquery/commit/3bd7bed340f9077d39734ffce366ef2caeb9ce35

Changed September 22, 2011 01:44AM UTC by dmethvin comment:5

resolution:	→ fixed
status:	assigned → closed

Side navigation

#8866 closed bug (fixed)