JavaScript SyntaxError – Missing } after function body
This JavaScript exception missing } after function body occurs if there is any syntactic mistyping while creating a function somewhere in the code. Closing curly brackets/parentheses must be incorrect order.
Message:
SyntaxError: Expected '}' (Edge) SyntaxError: missing } after function body (Firefox)
Error Type:
SyntaxError
Cause of Error: Somewhere in the code, there is an error while writing the syntax for a function in the script.
Example 1: In this example, the “}” is missing in else block, So the error occurred.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title>Syntax Error</title></head><body> <script> var GFG_FUN = function() { if (true) { return "positive"; } else { return "negative"; }; document.write(GFG_FUN()); </script></body></html> |
Output(In console):
SyntaxError: Expected '}'
Example 2: In this example, the function closing bracket is missing, So the error occurred.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title>Syntax Error</title></head><body> <script> function GFG() { if (true) return "This is true"; else { return "This is false"; } document.write(GFG()); </script></body></html> |
Output(In console):
SyntaxError: Expected '}'
