strange javascript error Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token ILLEGAL

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I was working 2hours aho and now I comeback on my code and I have in chrome console

Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token ILLEGAL

in my function.js

I only have:

function test(){
    alert("aa")
}

I also have an error on firefox

Thanks

@JanDvorak JSLint your fiddle. Maybe ant's doctype is strict — Swadq, Dec 15 '12 at 19:02
@Swadq two missing semicolons and one implied global. Nothing serious. — John Dvorak, Dec 15 '12 at 19:08
Using semi-colons or not depends what [philosophy you want to follow](http://es5.github.com/#x7.9). In my case, I always use them — Alexander, Dec 15 '12 at 19:11

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 15 '12 at 18:58

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Look what I found:

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Looks like you have an illegal character right after the closing parenthesis. I don't know how that got there, but deleting it should make it work.

answered Dec 15 '12 at 18:58

David G

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I couldn't confirm this in Chrome. – John Dvorak Dec 15 '12 at 19:00
I think you're right, when I look sthe source code I have â€‹ just after my alert I use eclipse and can't remove it maybe an encode problem – Ajouve Dec 15 '12 at 19:07

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 15 '12 at 18:58

Try checking your original source for trailing white-space characters, and add a line-terminator after the alert call. The semi-colons are optional, but it's best to include them really.

function test()
{
    alert('aa');//<-- check for trailing white-space here
}//<-- and here, too

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Dec 15 '12 at 19:18

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Retype the code instead of copy paste, there might be some invisible characters in the code.

edited Dec 15 '12 at 19:18

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answered Dec 15 '12 at 19:01

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strange javascript error Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token ILLEGAL

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