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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Tracking Multiple Items with Arrays Create a Two Dimensional Array

Jordan Leithner
Jordan Leithner
1,045 Points
Posted by Jordan Leithner
Jordan Leithner
1,045 Points

Unexpected token ILLEGAL when creating two dimensional arrays

When doing the code challenge, I was to create an array within an array but got the error message "Unexpected token ILLEGAL on line 5". (Line 5 is the line with [007, 008]).

I'm wondering what is the "illegal token" on line 5 of my code? Am I missing something?

script.js 
var coordinates = [
  [001, 002],
  [003, 004],
  [005, 006],
  [007, 008]
];
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>JavaScript Objects</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

2 Answers

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,740 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,740 Points

I'm not sure about the token myself but I think the error has to do with the leading zeroes. I enclosed all of your values in quotes and that passed the challenge.

Cheo R
Cheo R
37,150 Points
Cheo R
Cheo R
37,150 Points

Integer literal beginning with 0 is interpreted as an octal (base 8) quantity.

For single-digit numbers (other than 08 and 09, which are not allowed) they print the same, 008 causes error. So all you need to do is to change the last element in the last sublist.