IE8: Object Doesn't Support This Property or Method (Date function)

Question

I\'m getting an error that only appears on the great IE8, it points to the following function, specifically the line: return (expDate.getTime() > Date.now());

Answer 1

Shim using the fact valueOf a Date is ms..

if (!Date.now) Date.now = function () {return +new Date();};

Answer 2

My psychic debugging skills tell me that you're using jQuery 2.0, which does not support IE8.

You need to use 1.10.

Answer 3

Looks like Date.now() isn't supported in IE8 (see the table at the bottom):

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date/now

new Date() should get you a date object with the current date.

Answer 4

IE 8 does not support Date.now. Implement it as :

if(!Date.now) { Date.now = function(){ return new Date().getTime();};}