JavaScript SyntaxError – Missing ) after argument list
This JavaScript exception missing ) after argument list occurs if there is an error in function calls. This could be a typing mistake, a missing operator, or an unescaped string.
Message:
SyntaxError: Expected ')' (Edge) SyntaxError: missing ) after argument list (Firefox)
Error Type:
SyntaxError
Cause of Error: Somewhere in the code, there is an error with function calls. This could be either be a typing mistake, a missing operator, or an unescaped string.
Example 1: In this example, there is a missing operator in string concatenation, So the error has occurred.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title>Syntax Error</title></head><body> <script> var str1 = 'This is '; var str2 = 'GeeksforGeeks'; document.write(str1 str2); </script></body></html> |
Output(In console):
SyntaxError: missing ) after argument list
Example 2: In this example, there is a unescaped string, So the error has occurred.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title>Syntax Error</title></head><body> <script> var str1 = 'This is '; var str2 = 'GeeksforGeeks'; document.write(str1 \str2); </script></body></html> |
Output(in console):
SyntaxError: missing ) after argument list
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