Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token ILLEGAL on javascript objects

Question

I am trying to create an object in javascript that has an object inside of it and I am getting the following error:

Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token ILLEGAL

This is my code

var motivateEN = {
    0 : {0: "{name}, keep studying this lesson for a better score.", 1: "Bad luck {name}, keep studying this lesson to improve.
"},
    50:{0: "Practice makes perfect {name}, try this lesson again.",1:"Not bad, but better luck next time {name}!",2:"Well done {name}, you’re on the right track!"},
    85:{0:"Congratulations {name}, lesson complete!",1:"Woohoo, lesson complete {name}!",2:"Awesome stuff {name}! Keep it up!",3:"Great skills! Well done {name}!
"},
    100:{0: "Perfect {name}! Keep up the good work!",1:"Congratulations {name}, you got a perfect score!"} 
};

The issue is in the strings literals, which aren't allowed to span multiple lines. You can use the \n and \r escape sequences to include line breaks. stackoverflow.com/questions/5391628/javascript-multiline-string — Jonathan Lonowski
– Jonathan Lonowski, Commented Mar 21, 2015 at 2:35

Daniel Kaplan · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-21 02:35:02Z

2

If you take this code and format it, the error is more obvious:

var motivateEN = {
    0: {
        0: "{name}, keep studying this lesson for a better score.",
        1: "Bad luck {name}, keep studying this lesson to improve.
        "},
...

You can't use a newline in the middle of a string

answered Mar 21, 2015 at 2:35

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2 Comments

Jake Over a year ago

Thanks I tried to do javascript:alert(motivateEN.0.0); but returns an error?

Jonathan Lonowski Over a year ago

@Jake To access numeric properties, you'll have to use bracket notation -- motivateEN[0][0]. Numbers aren't on their own valid identifiers, which is what dot notation expects.

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