Why doesn't indexOf work on an array IE8?

Question

The below function works fine on Opera, Firefox and Chrome. However, in IE8 it fails on the if ( allowed.indexOf(ext[1]) == -1) part.

Does anyone know w

Answer 1

You can use this to replace the function if it doesn't exist:

<script>
if (!Array.prototype.indexOf) {
    Array.prototype.indexOf = function(elt /*, from*/) {
        var len = this.length >>> 0;

        var from = Number(arguments[1]) || 0;
        from = (from < 0) ? Math.ceil(from) : Math.floor(from);
        if (from < 0)
            from += len;

        for (; from < len; from++) {
            if (from in this && this[from] === elt)
                return from;
        }
        return -1;
    };
}
</script>