Simple jQuery Ajax call leaks memory in Internet Explorer

Question

I created a web page that makes an Ajax call every second. In Internet Explorer 7, it leaks memory badly (20 MB in about 15 minutes).

The program is very simple. It

Answer 1

Just encountered this myself. I thought it was something to do with the UI library initially, but then it disappeared after I swapped in jQuery 1.5. for the version 1.4.2 that I was using. (1.4.4 didn't seem to fix the issue).