ie7 cant loop over string with javascript [duplicate]

Question

Anyone knows why this isnt working in IE7 and how I can make it work?

var test = "hello";
for (var i = 0, len = test.length; i < len; i++) {
    alert(test[i]);
}

@IgorDymov: Drat, was kind of hoping it wasn't a duplicate. :-) — T.J. Crowder
– T.J. Crowder, Commented Feb 12, 2013 at 12:22

T.J. Crowder · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-12 12:21:22Z

3

IE7 doesn't support indexing into strings with [i], you have to use charAt(i). E.g.:

var test = "hello";
for (var i = 0, len = test.length; i < len; i++) {
    alert(test.charAt(i));
}

answered Feb 12, 2013 at 12:21

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HBP · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-12 12:21:23Z

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Try test.charAt(i) in place of char[i]

answered Feb 12, 2013 at 12:21

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