JavaScript error "Function expected" in if statement

Question

When I click the button on the page I am getting a "Function Expected" error message. The error is on the first if statement.

I have the following code:

Response_Error: function (xhr, textStatus, errorThrown) {
    if (textStatus && (textStatus == 'error' || textStatus == 'parsererror')) textStatus = '';
    if (errorThrown && errorThrown == 'error') errorThrown = '';
    var html = '';
    try {
        html = (textStatus ? 'textStatus: ' + textStatus + '<br/>' : '') +
            (errorThrown ? 'errorThrown: ' + errorThrown + '<br/>' + '<br/>' : '') +
            (textStatus || errorThrown ? '' : '<hr/>') + xhr.responseText;
    }
    catch (err) {
        document.write(err.description + '<br/>' + xhr.responseText);
    }

    if (Page._lastModalDialog) {
        try {
            if (false) { // HACK: change this to true to put contents on a textarea
                html = html.replace('<', '&lt;').replace('>', '&gt;');
                html = "<form><textarea rows='40' cols='120'>" + html + "</textarea></form>";
            }
            $(Page._lastModalDialog).html(html).fadeIn("slow");
        }
        catch (err) {
            document.write(err.description + '<br/>' + html);
        }
        Page._lastModalDialog = null;
    }
    else {
        document.write(html);
    }
},

Sometimes errors are spurious. I have seen this 'function expected' error in Visual Studio 2010 with IE10 and could not see anything wrong with my code; I opened the page in Firefox/Firebug and it ran fine. — Tim
– Tim, Commented Sep 11, 2013 at 13:59

Samir Adel · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-29 19:40:35Z

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You can determine the line that have the error from the chrome inspector console or from fire bug and i think it hase something to do with providing a variable while a function is expected.

answered Jul 29, 2011 at 19:40

Samir Adel

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Sparky Over a year ago

While maybe a helpful troubleshooting suggestion, this is hardly an answer. It should be a comment on the OP.

ek_ny · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-29 19:41:51Z

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This is usually the case when a callback function is expected. Check the code and see if there is place where one of the parameters should be a callback function. You could also do a console.log xhr.onreadystatechange, to see if there is a callback assigned to the xhr object.

answered Jul 29, 2011 at 19:41

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