Firebug syntax error

Question

test.html:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN"
                      "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
      xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
      xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/SCHEMA/xhtml11.xsd"
      xml:lang="en">
  <head><title>Test</title></head>
  <body>
    <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="test.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

test.js:

var a = 4;

Firebug:

syntax error
var a = 4;
 ^

Worked fine for me (FF 3.5.5, FB 1.4.5). Maybe move the script part to the head? Other plug-ins conflicting? — Michael Todd
– Michael Todd, Commented Nov 11, 2009 at 4:46
That's the entire source. Be sure Firebug is active for scripts before refreshing and checking the error console. — Instance Hunter
– Instance Hunter, Commented Nov 11, 2009 at 5:36

Soufiane Hassou · Accepted Answer · 2009-11-11 07:17:12Z

2

Your file probably has some hidden character which is causing the problem. Create a new file and try again.

answered Nov 11, 2009 at 7:17

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powtac · Accepted Answer · 2009-11-11 14:59:13Z

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Remove the language="javascript" it is not XHTML valid!

Add also a character encoding meta tag.

<meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" />

answered Nov 11, 2009 at 14:59

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Instance Hunter Over a year ago

The language="javascript" was doing it. Thanks.

powtac Over a year ago

Check the validator from W3C.

Elocution Safari · Accepted Answer · 2009-11-11 14:54:06Z

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I've seen that kind of error show up when the DTD is incorrect, or the page doesn't quite validate with that DTD. It's totally unintuitive, but try it out.

answered Nov 11, 2009 at 14:54

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powtac · Accepted Answer · 2009-11-11 14:56:07Z

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Some encoding problem? UTF with BOM? Create a new plain txt file and rename it to test.js and write(!) in the code again.

answered Nov 11, 2009 at 14:56

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