// IE elem.getAttribute passes even for style
else if ( elem.tagName ) {
- if ( value != undefined ) elem.setAttribute( name, value );
+ if ( value != undefined ) {
+ if ( name == "type" && jQuery.nodeName(elem,"input") && elem.parentNode )
+ throw "type property can't be changed";
+ elem.setAttribute( name, value );
+ }
+
if ( jQuery.browser.msie && /href|src/.test(name) && !jQuery.isXMLDoc(elem) )
return elem.getAttribute( name, 2 );
+
return elem.getAttribute( name );
// elem is actually elem.style ... set the style