With the newest version of JSLint I am having a frequent error on this code block: if (typeof console==="undefined") { console = { log: function() {}, dir:...
... if (console === undefined) // could raise ReferenceError if console is not defined if (typeof console === 'undefined') // is safer, tests for the type of...
... You seem to have confused the result of the test for the operations imposed within the test decision. The typeof operator only tests for the type of the...
... No, typeof works on expressions (more precisely UnaryExpressions), including variables and object properties. That means it will also work on implicit...
... I did not say the test was incorrect. I only said it was inefficient and likely did not accomplish what he expected. ... Unary operators are typically...
... Firefox. If the ECMA standard is in disagreement with me >then Firefox's interpretation of JavaScript is nonstandard or the standard is wrong. Wow ! Be...
... They why are unary operators frowned upon by the jslint tool? ... Operators require something to act upon. ... Functions are objects. Types are derived...
... The most significantly common increment and decrement operators are frowned upon by the tool. The unary plus operator is not frowned upon, but is...
right, but my point was: "if (console === undefined)" only works when console variable is defined. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
... No, because if the variable is defined then "if (console === undefined)" will not work, or rather it will evaluate to false. If console is defined then...
by "work" I meant "will evaluate the expression" not the result itself.again: if console is not defined, your test, if (console === undefined) will raise a...
... I have discovered the root of this complication. If a variable is declared but not assigned or not used this text works perfectly fine. If the variable...
... This whole thread has spiraled out of control. Here's the simple answer: If you use (console === undefined), and console has not been declared, it will...
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