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broadbent
broadbent

Reputation: 101

Javascript: I'm getting the error "Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token { "

I get the following error (Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token { ) with this bit of code. The error is occurring with the '{' following the "else" portion of the code.

   var position = $(this).position();
    if (position>=0 && position<6684) {
        var decade = '1970s';
    } else if (position>=6684 && position<16373) {
        var decade = '1980s';
    } else if (position>=16373 && position<25711) {
        var decade = '1990s';
    } else if (position>=25711 && position<37503) {
        var decade = '2000s';
    } else (position>=37503 && position<42125) {
        var decade = '2010s';
    }

Upvotes: 0

Views: 119

Answers (3)

user3427568
user3427568

Reputation:

Your last else contains a condition just remove it and try again

 var position = $(this).position();
    if (position>=0 && position<6684) {
        var decade = '1970s';
    } else if (position>=6684 && position<16373) {
        var decade = '1980s';
    } else if (position>=16373 && position<25711) {
        var decade = '1990s';
    } else if (position>=25711 && position<37503) {
        var decade = '2000s';
    } else (position>=37503 && position<42125) { //FALSE CONDITION
        var decade = '2010s';
    }

TRY

 var position = $(this).position();
    if (position>=0 && position<6684) {
        var decade = '1970s';
    } else if (position>=6684 && position<16373) {
        var decade = '1980s';
    } else if (position>=16373 && position<25711) {
        var decade = '1990s';
    } else if (position>=25711 && position<37503) {
        var decade = '2000s';
    } else{ 
        var decade = '2010s';
    }

Upvotes: 2

Adil
Adil

Reputation: 148150

In the last else you miss if before condition

Change

} else (position>=37503 && position<42125) {
    var decade = '2010s';
}

To

} else if(position>=37503 && position<42125) {
    var decade = '2010s';
}

Upvotes: 0

Danilo Valente
Danilo Valente

Reputation: 11352

Because you've added a ( in the line:

} else (position>=37503 && position<42125) {
    var decade = '2010s';
}

There should be another if statement:

} else if (position>=37503 && position<42125) {
    var decade = '2010s';
}

Upvotes: 0

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