comments in element javascript stop the execution of the js at that point

[skyrun]

this one took me awhile to figure out...

but this works in an element javascript:

alert('hi');

and this doesn't! no js error, just doesn't execute beyond the first comment it sees, so nothing happens.

//test
alert('hi');

 

[cheesegrits]

You can't use comments in "inline" JS like that. If you look at the source of your page, you'll see why - the newlines get stripped, so everything after the // becomes commented out.

If you have code complex enough to require commenting, put your code inside a function in a ./components/com_fabrik/js/form_X.js file, comment it there, and just call the function from the inline box on the element.

-- hugh

 

[cheesegrits]

BTW, I've added a tooltip to the JS code option, and updated the wiki, to add a warning about commenting.

http://fabrikar.com/forums/index.php?wiki/elements/#javascript-tab

-- hugh

 

[cheesegrits]

I guess you could /* these style comments */, though.

-- hugh

 

[skyrun]

nice, thanks for the /**/ tip and for updating the tooltip and wiki!