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    why not? from what I know, it is a standard: developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/… Commented Jun 6, 2011 at 11:51
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    It's not a universally implemented method, but you can check which browser supports it with this table. Commented Jun 6, 2011 at 19:08
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    time to switch to firefox = unfortunately, you switching doesn't mean your website's users will... Commented Aug 13, 2012 at 11:25
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    @ripper234 no IE support = time to polyfill Commented Dec 13, 2012 at 6:27
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    @ripper234 who cares about IE, no one should care about IE unstandards, only standards. users wanna use IE then they will not navigate my website I do not care any more. developers should not polyfill not standards made by ie "developers" Commented Mar 21, 2014 at 15:17