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JavaScript

Posted by Erin Doherty
Erin Doherty
4,368 Points

Console states different error than what the error actually is

I'm using Chrome and it shows the following error on Line 2: "Uncaught SyntaxError: missing ) after argument list"

But the thing is: in the code provided to us, there is NOT a missing parenthesis—the problem is that there are no beginning or end quote marks. In fact, of the errors in the scripts.js file, none of them are about missing parentheses.

Is there something about using the console or reading the error messages that I don't understand?

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,974 Points

The console can show a general area where the error is in the lines just before what is indicated. Can you post your code?

3 Answers

Erin Doherty
Erin Doherty
4,368 Points
Erin Doherty
Erin Doherty
4,368 Points

But it was so specific! A vague "There's an error on line 8" makes more sense to me. Anyhow, good to know it's the vagaries of the console and not just me.

Erin Doherty
Erin Doherty
4,368 Points
Erin Doherty
Erin Doherty
4,368 Points

@Kris - I don't have it open anymore and I could easily see what the problem was and fix it. I was just confused as to why the console would say one type of error when it was a different type entirely. Thanks for responding.

mryoung
mryoung
4,156 Points
mryoung
mryoung
4,156 Points

Sometimes my console errors can be pretty vague or frustrating. Like Kris said, it points the line out, and what it generally thinks is the issue. It’s our job to figure out the solution. It thinks like a computer.