microsoft jscript runtime error object expected

Question

Please help me for resolving the jquery error.

$('#<%=drpMasters.ClientID%>').change(function () {
        $('#divLeadSource').css("display", "none");
        $('#divAccount').css("display", "none");
        $('#divContact').css("display", "none");
        $('#divLeadStatus').css("display", "none");
        $('#divSupplier').css("display", "none");

        var element = $(this).find('option').filter(':selected').val();

        switch (element) {
            case "1":
                $('#divLeadSource').css("display", "block");
                $('#<%=lblQuickHead.ClientID%>').val("New Lead Source");
                break;
            case "2":
                $('#divAccount').css("display", "block");
                $('#<%=lblQuickHead.ClientID%>').val("New Account");
                break;
            case "3":
                $('#divContact').css("display", "block");
                $('#<%=lblQuickHead.ClientID%>').val("New Contact");
                break;
            case "4":
                $('#divLeadStatus').css("display", "block");
                $('#<%=lblQuickHead.ClientID%>').val("New Lead Status");
                break;
            case "5":
                $('#divSupplier').css("display", "block");
                $('#<%=lblQuickHead.ClientID%>').val("New Supplier");
                break;
            default:

        }

    });

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mu is too short mu is too short · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-06T06:14:28

The "object expected" error usually means that you have a stray comma somewhere but I don't see how that could be your problem here. The only possibility I can see in your code is this:

switch (element)

If this chain

$(this).find('option').filter(':selected')

doesn't find anything then you'll end up with element having an undefined value and IE may be upset that you are trying to switch on an undefined value.

This is my best guess without a functional example.

microsoft jscript runtime error object expected

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