angularjs $http.delete breaks on ie8

Question

$http.delete(\'/api/carts/\' + productCode).
  success(function() {
    cart.products = someMethod();

    updateTotals();
  }).
  error(function() {
    console.log(\'C         


        

Answer 1

The problem is that delete is a javascript keyword and IE8 parses it slightly incorrectly. According to the standard, identifiers can be called delete. A quick fix is:

$http['delete']('/api/carts/' + productCode)

A little ugly, and I don't think the good angular people should have named that method delete, but that fixes your problem

Answer 2

$http.delete(path) is a shortcut for DELETE requests. So as the shortcut breaks on IE8, besides calling by their uglly form: $http['delete'], you can call using the original mode:

$http({method: 'DELETE', url: path})

Answer 3

delete is the JavaScript reserved keyword, and IE parse it as a keyword. Here is the solution. http://tech.pro/tutorial/1238/angularjs-and-ie8-gotcha-http-delete

Here is the javascript reserved keyword list

http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_reserved.asp

so its better to use $http['delete'] instead of $http.delete