CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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Reputation: 2979

Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected end of input - Javascript error

I get this error when i try to call this function in Chrome 16.0.912.77 m:

function fade(e){
    if(op > 0){
        op -= 0.01;
        document.getElementById(e).style.opacity = op;
        window.setTimeout("fade(\""+e+")\"", 10);
    }
}

It's a simple function which fade a element on my page out. I read that the error appears when i forgett a }-bracket, but i closed all..

Any ideas?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 6851

Answers (2)

Álvaro González
Álvaro González

Reputation: 146460

If you inspect this in your favourite JavaScript console:

var e = "foo";
alert("fade(\""+e+")\"");

... you'll see this:

fade("foo)"

Use on your favour the fact that JavaScript allows both single and double quotes:

var e = "foo";
alert('fade("' + e+ '")');

Or, even better, call setTimeout() with a function reference instead of a string (find some examples in the linked page).

Upvotes: 1

Cheran Shunmugavel
Cheran Shunmugavel

Reputation: 8459

window.setTimeout("fade(\""+e+"\")", 10);

You have the closing quote and closing parentheses swapped.

Upvotes: 2

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