Add document.createEvent for creating events in oldIE

drublic · Jun 20, 2014 · 20c9e1c · 20c9e1c
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Changelog
 
 ## HEAD
+* Add document.createEvent for creating events in oldIE
 * Make _injectStyles compatible with legacy browsers
 
 ## 1.1.6 - 06.06.2014

diff --git a/modal.js b/modal.js
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@
 			if (global.bean) {
 				bean.fire(document, event, eventParams);
 
+			// Use createEvent if supported (that's mostly the case)
+			} else if (document.createEvent) {
+				eventTrigger = document.createEvent('CustomEvent');
+
+				eventTrigger.initCustomEvent(event, false, false, {
+					'modal': modal
+				});
+
+				document.dispatchEvent(eventTrigger);
+
 			// Use CustomEvents if supported
 			} else {
 				eventTrigger = new CustomEvent(event, eventParams);