Dynamic forms, jQuery and IE: bummer

I have been working on a form for work that uses jQuery and allows dynamically adding field sets. I took the base code from an example that Ray Camden wrote, made changes and tested it. It worked just as it was designed to, except not in IE.

Not using IE is not an option. We are a .gov shop and it is the only browser supported. After spending several hours over several days, I came across a post on How to deal with cloning or dynamically loading new form elements (like radio buttons) in Internet Explorer (IE) using jQuery that simply states it won't work in IE the way it is written.

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Removing dynamically added form fields

About a year ago, Ray Camden posted an article on Using jQuery to add form fields - with validation, which he showed how to dynamically add form fields to a form. This proved to be very useful code.

One thing I found was that those darn users love to push buttons and many would add more form fields than needed. A way to remove the unwanted form fields would be necessary in some cases. Using Ray's code as a base to work from, with just a few modifications this is possible. The entire code page is listed below.

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jQuery 1.4 release today

Though I am a little late with this post, thie site has been using jQuery 1.4 for most of the day. I will have all my other sites on 1.4 by the end of the day. So far all is well and I haven't seen a single problem.

In celebration of jQuery's 4th birthday, the jQuery team is pleased to release the latest major release of the jQuery JavaScript library! A lot of coding, testing, and documenting has gone into this release, and it is your chance to win a prize.

Media Temple is hosting a contest and giving away 14 hosting accounts to coincide with the 14 Days of jQuery event. On the 15th day, we'll give the grand prize winner a 13" MacBook Pro! Visit their site at http://mediatemple.net for details.

For more information and to download jQuery 1.4, go to http://jquery14.com.

jQuery 1.4 release date: January 14

I've been learning jQuery for a few months and I have really enjoyed 1.3. Today the jQuery team announced a new site and a new version. jQuery 1.4 will be released on January 14, 1020.

You can read all about the release at http://jquery14.com/. It looks like they have a lot planned over the next few days.