fix(httpBackend): fix 'type mismatch' error on IE8 after each request

IgorMinar · IgorMinar · commit fd9a03e147aa · 2014-01-02T22:47:39.000-08:00
diff --git a/src/ng/httpBackend.js b/src/ng/httpBackend.js
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ function createHttpBackend($browser, createXhr, $browserDefer, callbacks, rawDoc
           // onreadystatechange might by called multiple times
           // with readyState === 4 on mobile webkit caused by
           // xhrs that are resolved while the app is in the background (see #5426).
-          xhr.onreadystatechange = undefined;
+          //
+          // we must delete the property instead of setting it to undefined/null to make IE8 happy.
+          delete xhr.onreadystatechange;
 
           var responseHeaders = null,
               response = null;
