Ajax syntax : Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier

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I am getting this Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier error , Why ? I think i have used the syntax properly ?

$.ajax({
    url: "loadcontent1.php",
    data: {
        lastid: '$(".postitem").size()',
        location: '$("#location").val()',
        rstatus: '$("#rstatus").val()',
        gender: '$("#gender").val()'
    }
    success: function(html) {
        Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier
        if (html) {
            $("#contentwrapper").append(html);
            $('div#ajaxloader').hide();

            $("#contentwrapper").masonry('reload');
            FB.XFBML.parse();

        } else {
            $('div#ajaxloader').html('<center>No more Images.</center>');
        }

    }
});

As an aside, are you sure you want quotes around $(".postitem").size() ? — Denys Séguret
– Denys Séguret, Commented May 24, 2012 at 16:40

Naftali · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-24 19:31:01Z

14

You left off the comma after the data

$.ajax({
    url: "loadcontent1.php",
    data: {
        lastid: $(".postitem").size(),
        location: $("#location").val(),
        rstatus: $("#rstatus").val(),
        gender: $("#gender").val() // not strings!
    }//, comma here!
    success: function(html) {

edited Mar 24, 2015 at 19:31

answered May 24, 2012 at 16:39

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epascarello · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-24 16:39:46Z

2

You are sending up strings with the jQuery code and you are mising a comma

data: {
    lastid: '$(".postitem").size()',  <--no single quotes
    location: '$("#location").val()', <--no single quotes
    rstatus: '$("#rstatus").val()', <--no single quotes
    gender: '$("#gender").val()' <--no single quotes
}  <--no comma

with it fixed it should be

data: {
    lastid: $(".postitem").size(), 
    location: $("#location").val(),
    rstatus: $("#rstatus").val(),
    gender: $("#gender").val() 
},

answered May 24, 2012 at 16:39

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JerseyMike · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-24 16:40:00Z

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You seem to be missing a comma between your closing curly brace and success:.

answered May 24, 2012 at 16:40

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Botz3000 · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-25 08:41:02Z

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A comma is missing before "success"

edited May 25, 2012 at 8:41

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answered May 24, 2012 at 16:39

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