JSLint warns: unexpected /*member when I add a new function to an object. What is this warning about? Sam...
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Douglas Crockford
douglascrock...
Nov 28, 2009 1:01 pm
... You have a /*member */ comment that lists all of the allowed member names, and you are declaring a member name that is not on the list....
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Douglas Crockford
douglascrock...
Dec 2, 2009 9:24 pm
I am thinking to remove the Disallow undefined variables. I added the option originally to make the transition easier for people with sloppy code. But that was...
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Dominic Mitchell
happygiraffe...
Dec 2, 2009 10:19 pm
... I'm not bothered by this — it seems like a very sensible idea. -Dom [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Aseem
aseem.kishor...
Dec 2, 2009 10:27 pm
I think the intention is right, but to be honest, I've turned it off on a few occasions as a workaround to allow code to be in a different order. By default,...
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Dominic Mitchell
happygiraffe...
Dec 2, 2009 11:00 pm
I've updated my jslint wrapper: - Now supports the "predef" option. - Uses jslint 2009-11-24, which adds the "devel" option. As usual, it's available from...
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pauanyu
Dec 3, 2009 12:45 pm
How about changing the "Disallow undefined variables" to "Allow using a function before it was defined"? That would handle Aseem's use-case while still...
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Tim Beadle
timbeadle
Dec 3, 2009 6:27 pm
2009/12/3 pauanyu <pcxunlimited@...> ... That sounds like a good idea - it would help people transition (I've done some of that to scripts I've taken...
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Aseem
aseem.kishor...
Dec 3, 2009 8:32 pm
That will definitely work for the meantime. But I've been meaning to ask (and this is a good time to), what's really wrong with referencing functions *inside*...
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Stefan Weiss
weiss@...
Dec 4, 2009 5:43 pm
... Nor will it in the first example. Function declarations are hoisted, which means that 'bar' is guaranteed to be available before the first statement in a...
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Aseem
aseem.kishor...
Dec 4, 2009 6:09 pm
Good post, I agree. Just a quick note -- ... Yes, this will work: bar(); function bar () { // ... } But I said it "feels" wrong, because in terms of...
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martijnbeulens
Dec 4, 2009 8:21 pm
Dear Sam, I've got no idea what's happening with the site reports, i can not reproduce this, a screenshot would be nice then i can look into it further. Next...
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Stefan Weiss
weiss@...
Dec 5, 2009 4:33 am
Hello Aseem. I agree with your post, except for one nitpick: ... That isn't a function declaration, so it won't be hoisted, and it won't be available at...
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samckayak
Dec 14, 2009 12:27 pm
When an array or object contains functions: var aFunct=[]; aFunct[0]=fnMyFunction; What are the pros and cons of invoking the function using either of the...
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Stefan Weiss
weiss@...
Dec 14, 2009 2:09 pm
... Technically, both versions are correct, but since the parentheses around aFunct[0] are redundant, and there are no ambiguities in aFunct[0](), I can't see...
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Joe C
v_2joecr
Dec 15, 2009 5:44 am
I've noticed that JSlint insists that all the times I put an alert box in that it is listad as an "Implied global". I don't see how that is possible since it...
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Dominic Mitchell
happygiraffe...
Dec 15, 2009 10:14 am
2009/12/15 Joe C <v2joecr@...> ... Try selecting the "devel" option before validation. -Dom [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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donavon.west
Dec 16, 2009 7:24 pm
In JavaScript/ECMAScript, undefined is NOT a reserved word, but I get the error "Expected an identifier and instead saw 'undefined' (a reserved word)" when...
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Aseem Kishore
aseem.kishor...
Dec 16, 2009 8:10 pm
Yeah I've run into that too. I know that jQuery uses that technique, as it allows for munging of the undefined name. I think it might also improve lookup...
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Douglas Crockford
douglascrock...
Dec 16, 2009 8:13 pm
... undefined should have been a reserved word. To avoid confusion, it is best to treat it as such....
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Douglas Crockford
douglascrock...
Dec 16, 2009 8:58 pm
... I don't recommend adopting lousy practices because something "might" be faster or because jQuery does it. If you can demonstrate a significant performance...
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donavon.west
Dec 16, 2009 10:55 pm
But the fact remains that undefined is NOT a reserved word yet JSLint erroneously reporting that it is. What I'm doing in the example given (which you call...
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samckayak
Dec 17, 2009 1:08 pm
... Sounds like you use JSLint as a syntax checker. Equally important is JSLint's ability to define a safe, reliable, readable subset of JavaScript....
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donavon.west
Dec 17, 2009 3:01 pm
Using undefined in such a way is not even remotely in the same ballpark as using exec(). Again undefined is NOT a reserved word. Keep the in JSLint warning if...
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Jakob Kruse
thekrucible
Dec 17, 2009 5:02 pm
Everyone, Related to the discussion on ’undefined’, ‘private’ is also reported as a reserved word, but ‘final’ is not. The YUI Compressor chokes on...
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jameswcryer
Dec 21, 2009 10:16 pm
Hi, I use the following syntax quite regularly for generating HTML rather than using the +="" or similar techniques. var htmlstring = '\ <h1>Title</h1>\ <p>\ ...
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Douglas Crockford
douglascrock...
Dec 21, 2009 11:42 pm
... It is not allowed by the third edition of the standard....
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Michael S. Mikowski
z_mikowski
Dec 22, 2009 9:46 pm
I have found the following style construct: var htmlstring; ... htmlstring = '<h1>Title</h1>' + '<p>' + 'Some text' + '</p>' ; preferential for at least two...
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jameswcryer
Dec 23, 2009 5:10 pm
A good point well made, and yes we're using YUICompressor. Cheers, James....
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Nicklas Widlund Bjurman
lordmetroid
Jan 4, 2010 9:02 pm
Hi jslint.com mailing list, As a programmer of server side JavaScript software I would be very convenient if jslint also supported other APIs other than the...
