IE 7 and below <button> tag value on POST fix

iebuttonfix.js

$(function () {
    //
    // IE 7 and below <button> fix
    // See: http://www.peterbe.com/plog/button-tag-in-IE
    // 
    if ($.browser.msie) {
        if ($.browser.version === "7.0" ||
            $.browser.version === "6.0") {
            $("button[name][value]").live('click', function () {
                var $this = $(this),
                    name = $this.attr("name"),
                    value = $this.attr("value");

                // Assemble replacement hidden field, same name, same value
                $("<input type='hidden' />")
                    .attr("name", name)
                    .val(value)
                    .insertAfter($this);

                // Rename this field so IE doesn't overwrite value
                $this.attr("name", "ie_" + name);

                // TODO: Do we need to rename any other buttons with the same name?
                // As far as I know, it doesn't seem necessary
            });
        }
    }
});

This is how my GET looks like &ie_means=Get+quotation&means=Get+quotation - working on my fork to fix it.

That's really strange. JQuery is not able to retrieve the $this.attr("value") in IE 7. The solution: http://stackoverflow.com/a/1863867/504845

OK, done, see my version: https://gist.github.com/1949690

It says in JQuery 1.6+ this should be fixed; what version are you using? I think it is working fine for us (since we use it for determining MVC actions).

I see JQuery 1.3 in our ancient project... :-) I didn't think of checking the JQuery version. Anyway, I wouldn't update it, too much fear.

This works like a charm, cheers!