Throws error when using the click method on the document

[imaustink]

@imaustink commented on Mon May 08 2017

If you use .click like this f.click(document), it throws the following error.

syn.js:173 Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'jQuery' of undefined
    at Function.jquery (https://unpkg.com/[email protected]/dist/global/syn.js:173:49)
    at Object.addOffset (https://unpkg.com/[email protected]/dist/global/syn.js:326:30)
    at init._click (https://unpkg.com/[email protected]/dist/global/syn.js:515:25)
    at new init (https://unpkg.com/[email protected]/dist/global/syn.js:155:27)
    at syn (https://unpkg.com/[email protected]/dist/global/syn.js:131:20)
    at Function.syn.(anonymous function) [as click] (https://unpkg.com/[email protected]/dist/global/syn.js:578:24)
    at HTMLDocument.<anonymous> (https://fiddle.jshell.net/0xxjv2o0/1/show/:49:5)
    at fire (https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.3.js:3094:30)
    at Object.fireWith [as resolveWith] (https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.3.js:3206:7)
    at Function.ready (https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.3.js:3412:13)

JSfiddle

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@chasenlehara commented on Tue May 09 2017

That looks like an issue in Syn, is it not?

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@justinbmeyer commented on Tue May 09 2017

Try on the document.documentElement or document.body then.

[kdillon]

I agree with Justin on this one. "Document" is a bit of an ethereal concept.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but its my understanding that the first tangible node in the DOM is usually the body, which would be the recipient of the click if you wanted to click on the widest scope. There are some exceptions like frameset-based pages, but "body" is the one you usually want to click.