Form reset method test

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Form reset test</title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="testForm">
  <input type="hidden" id="testInput">
</form>
<div id="result"></div>
</body>
</html>

JavaScript

document.getElementById("testInput").value = "foo";
  document.getElementById("testForm").reset();
  document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = document.getElementById("testInput").value;
// result element should say "foo" in most browsers but be blank in IE8 and earlier.