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getElementById() Inconsistent Behavior in IE7 Document Mode

Devin Manno

April 10, 2015

The JavaScript function document.getElementById(), long a staple in the front-end web development community, seems pretty straightforward. Unless you’re maintaining an application that uses a legacy Internet Explorer document mode. I found this out the hard way when debugging a legacy application that had been running in IE 5 quirks document mode. After wrapping the legacy Continue reading →

Use jQuery to Bind to an Event in a Child iframe

Devin Manno

October 10, 2014

If you, like me, work with legacy enterprise web applications, you may need to run the web applications in a legacy document mode. This allows support for non-compliant markup that works with old versions of Internet Explorer. When you then add new content that requires modern web browser functionality, you may find yourself placing said Continue reading →

Web Scraping using jQuery

Devin Manno

September 20, 2012

Background I’ve recently been diving into the world of web scraping at work. “Web scraping” refers to extracting information from web pages. Web scraping using jQuery is a simple way to extract targeted information using client-side scripts that can be easily integrated into existing web applications. jQuery is a free JavaScript library that allows the Continue reading →

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