Make Visual Studio Code IDE Recognize EJS Variable in Javascript

Question

I am making a project in Nodejs with express framework i am using EJS as template engine, i use Visual Studio Code as a IDE.

I have a strange problem where when i use EJS variable inside <script> tag in same ejs file it renders correctly and woks as expected but Visual studio Code marks it an error saying JS Expression Expected

 <% 
    var date = matches.dateGMT;
    var matchDate = date.getTime();
  %> 

  <script type="text/javascript">
    $(function () {
        var date = <%= matchDate %> ;
        var dateUntil = new Date(date);
        $('.match_time').countdown({until: dateUntil});
    });
  </script>

Screenshot from IDE

Any one has idea how to get rid of this error showing in Visual Studio Code.

Visual Studio Code initially doesn't support EJS, but you can look at plugins — user7847084
– user7847084, Commented Apr 1, 2018 at 9:01
@Duoxx ....can you suggest any good plugin because last time used one it was clashing with existing rules of VSC and i had to uninstall it. — Gaurav Kumar
– Gaurav Kumar, Commented Apr 1, 2018 at 9:18

metamemelord · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-02 14:37:56Z

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I use VSCode for my Express applications as well. I have installed the JavaScipt EJS plugin by Digital Brainstem, and everything works fine.

Also, just a suggestion (as JS is not my first language), you can probably take the matchDate as an argument to the function and then wrap it around an event. It'll just increase the overall readability of the code. Rest is personal preference.

answered Apr 2, 2018 at 14:37

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Gaurav Kumar Over a year ago

thanks that JavaScript EJS Plugin By Digital Brainstem really worked

Gaurav Kumar Over a year ago

update , the mentioned plug-in worked for this but started giving other problems

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