Trying to use CoffeeScript with JQuery, I get a "document is not defined" error

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I start like I usually do in javascript, so:

$(document).ready ->

but when I save I get a document is not defined. So far I haven't been able to find how to make it work.

Edit: by save, I meant I was using coffee -w. The error was due to me forgetting to use the -c option.

actually, that was the mistake. I added the -c to the commandline and it worked. — Phrodo_00
– Phrodo_00, Commented Feb 4, 2011 at 13:11

kelloti · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-02 21:45:49Z

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CoffeeScript is compiled into JavaScript. I'm not sure what you're trying, but in your exact case your CoffeeScript isn't going to look a whole lot different than your JavaScript. Try:

$(document).ready -> alert 'blah'

If that doesn't work, just do a test like

alert document.title

if that doesn't work, I'm going to suggest that you're not running this code inside a browser ;)

answered Feb 2, 2011 at 21:45

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Phrodo_00 Over a year ago

thanks for this, it allowed me to see where I was wrong and it's pretty stupid. Apparently, I wasn't trying to actually compile the code, just to run it, since I had forgot to throw in the -c option, now everything is working :)

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