Using the HTTP PATCH method with $http results in a "Invalid argument" exception on IE8

[saebyn]

When passing a config object with a 'PATCH' method to the $http service, an "Invalid argument" exception is thrown in Internet Explorer 8. I've tested with AngularJS version 1.0.5 and this problem seems to be present in the master branch as well.

window.XMLHttpRequest in IE8 doesn't support the PATCH method, but the ActiveX objects do - I'm currently working around this by checking for their availability first and then defaulting back to window.XMLHttpRequest rather than the current behavior which goes in the opposite direction.

[btford]

As part of our effort to clean out old issues, this issue is being automatically closed since it has been inactivite for over two months.

Please try the newest versions of Angular (1.0.8 and 1.2.0-rc.1), and if the issue persists, comment below so we can discuss it.

Thanks!