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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Tracking Multiple Items with Arrays Using For Loops with Arrays

Jacob Smith
Jacob Smith
8,096 Points
Posted by Jacob Smith
Jacob Smith
8,096 Points

Every time I try to get the for loop in the function to work, the console always shows a syntax error. Why is this?

function printList (list) { var listHTML = '<ol>'; for (var i = 0, i < list.length, i += 1) { listHTML += "<li>" + list[i] + "</li>"; } listHTML += "</ol>"; print(listHTML); }

printList(playList);

/* syntax error: "Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token >" */

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

Proper syntax requires that the clauses inside a "for" loop be separated by semicolons, but in this one they are separated by commas instead.