Syntax Error in Javascript Code

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My text editor is telling me I have a syntax error in my Javascript. It is somewhere in this line:

<script type="text/javascript"> if (!window.mstag) mstag = {loadTag : function(){},time : (new Date()).getTime()};</script>

Jslint tells me that I have an "Unexpected '<'." in Line 1, Character 1. So that, I'm guessing, means I have an error in the script type itself, which doesn't make much sense to me. I'm a newb, sorry if this is a super-basic question. Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.

There is no syntax error. What editor tells you there is one? — dfsq
– dfsq, Commented Feb 27, 2014 at 19:51

h2ooooooo · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-27 19:51:24Z

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JSLint validates javascript. What you have here is a HTML <script>tag with javascript inside. You should only paste in the javascript to JSLint:

if (!window.mstag) mstag = {loadTag : function(){},time : (new Date()).getTime()};

My guess is that you've use <script type="text/javascript"> inside a .js file and your editor has no idea what is going on - is that correct?

answered Feb 27, 2014 at 19:51

h2ooooooo

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Anne Over a year ago

Ok, thank you! I still have errors, but I will dig in further!

h2ooooooo Over a year ago

@Anne If it's because it's in a separate .js file you should not use any <script> tags. They're only used when outputting HTML.

Anne Over a year ago

This is actually a snippet for Hubspot that isn't working correctly. I was just hoping there would be some small but noticeable error in the coding...it looks like it might be a bigger problem.

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