Subj : Re: SpiderMonkey: newline in script important?
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : jim@jibbering.com (Jim Ley)
Date : Wed Jan 15 2003 10:05 pm

On Wed, 15 Jan 2003 09:39:13 -0800, Brendan Eich <brendan@meer.net>
wrote:

>Franky Braem wrote:
>
>>Well I found the answer in a JavaScript reference. A ; is mandatory when
>>using an anonymous function.
>>So the compiler in SpiderMonkey is wrong when it allows anonymous functions
>>only ended with a carriage return after the }
>>
>
>See ECMA-262 Edition 3 Chapter 16.  Implementations are allowed to 
>extend the standard to handle errors in program and regular expression 
>syntax.
>
>SpiderMonkey has been inserting semicolons automatically in this case 
>for a long time; I don't think I can change it to require a semicolon at 
>this late date.

I also think this is an extension to be encouraged, it's unlikely to
cause a problem (I certainly can't think of a scenario?)

Jim.

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