javascript Token var

Question

I keep getting a error saying unexpected token var

on these lines

var isSplash =true;
//------DocReady-------------
$(document).ready(function()
if(location.hash.length == 0){
location.hash="!/"+$('#content > ul > li').eq(2).attr('id');

Help please im a n00b at javascript

thanks

so which is it, JavaScript or Java? The line above is valid JS, not Java. — Alnitak, Aug 20 '12 at 18:41
There's nothing wrong with the code you've shown. What's above and below it? — Cat, Aug 20 '12 at 18:43
You've probably forgotten a `;` on the line(s) immediately before this one. — Marc B, Aug 20 '12 at 18:44
Above and below: } //--------global------------- var isSplash =true; //------DocReady------------- $(document).ready(function() if(location.hash.length == 0){ location.hash="!/"+$('#content > ul > li').eq(2).attr('id'); } — user1612508, Aug 20 '12 at 18:44

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:56

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The line itself is perfectly valid javascript. The line before it, however, is most likely not. If your interpreter is expecting a closing brace } or closing paren ) and it sees "var" instead, you will get the error message Unexpected token: var.

Check the line before the error for any syntax errors.

edit: The line before has a closing script tag as a string. The browser will see this as a closing script tag, regardless of the fact that it is in a string, and break the rest of your script.

To fix the issue, simply split your string in the middle of the closing script tag. e.g.

document.write('<script src="'+ url + '" type="text/javascript" ></scr' + 'ipt>');

See this related question.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:56

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answered Aug 20 '12 at 18:49

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The line before that is a comment stating //--------global-------------// – user1612508 Aug 20 '12 at 18:59
@user1612508 the interpreter skips over comments, what is the line before that? – jbabey Aug 20 '12 at 19:00
//----Include-Function---- function include(url){ document.write(''); } – user1612508 Aug 20 '12 at 19:01
@user1612508 there's your problem. change `` to `` - see [here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1659749/script-tag-in-javascript-string) – jbabey Aug 20 '12 at 19:03
@jbabey that code worked for that line but now im getting an error on this line: if(location.hash.length == 0) saying Unexpected token if – user1612508 Aug 20 '12 at 19:14
@user1612508 are you not paying attention? look on the line before it :P – jbabey Aug 20 '12 at 19:15
@jbabey lol i told you im a n00b it says $(document).ready(function() thats it – user1612508 Aug 20 '12 at 19:17
@user1612508 since the `scr' + 'ipt` resolved the issue you posted in your question, i'd suggest accepting my answer (if it helped) and posting another question for this new problem. – jbabey Aug 20 '12 at 19:19
Now im getting a error saying Unexpected token { – user1612508 Aug 20 '12 at 19:42

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