"g.getAttribute is not a function" error

[scribu]

Steps to reproduce:

1. Go to wp-admin/edit-comments.php and set Comments per screen: 8
2. Trash a comment

[ocean90]

Which browser? I can't reproduce it. g.getAttribute is only used in jquery.js: ​http://grab.by/7OcD

[scribu]

It only happens if you have SCRIPT_DEBUG = false.

Reproduced in both Firefox and Chrome. In Chrome's console, you can see the backtrace, which is very useful in this case.

[ocean90]

IRC:

greuben: happens only when the difference between approved comments and comments per screen is 3. I was confirming that bug here with scribu, I had 11 comments and using chrome browser....

[ocean90]

With and without SCRIPT_DEBUG I get now:

Uncaught TypeError: Object #<a Text> has no method 'getAttribute

[greuben]

Sometimes json_decode outputs as TEXT, so forcing it to object resolves it.

[greuben]

Ignore my previous patch.

[greuben]

the \n is creating an empty text node which is causing this error.

[greuben]

patch relative to trunk

[scribu]

(In [16836]) Fix strange JS error when trashing a comment. Props greuben. Fixes #15746