Javascript Incompatibilities/Inconsistencies [closed]

Answer 1

An extension to altCognito's point.. Element isn't a defined base type either...

//uses jQuery
function getSomething(input) {
   if (typeof(input) == string)
       input = $(input)[0] || $('#'+input)[0] || null;

   if (input instanceof Element)
       input = $(input);

   if (input instanceOf jQuery) {
       ...do something...
   }
}

I had to replace the instanceOf Element with..

if (input && input.tagName)...

Would be nice if DOM elements were properly base classed in IE all around.