Question

Which syntax will cause IE to recognize section element?

(a) getElementById(“section”)

(b) createElement.document(“section”)

(c) document.createElement(“section”)

(d) document.createElement(“<section>”)

This question was addressed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.

Origin of the question is Search Engine Optimization & Old Browser vs New Elements in portion Flash Videos, HTML5 Layout & Practical Information of HTML

Answer 1

Right answer is (c) document.createElement(“section”)

The best explanation: document.createElement(“section”) will cause Internet Explorer to recognize section element all of a sudden. There is no any reason behind this working but it works. We do not even need to use node that is returned by that function.