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JavaScript SyntaxError – Unexpected token

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This JavaScript exceptions unexpected token occur if a specific language construct was expected, but anything else is typed mistakenly. This could be a simple typing mistake.

Message:

SyntaxError: expected expression, got "x"
SyntaxError: expected property name, got "x" 
SyntaxError: expected target, got "x"
SyntaxError: expected rest argument name, got "x"
SyntaxError: expected closing parenthesis, got "x"
SyntaxError: expected '=>' after argument list, got "x"

Error Type:

SyntaxError

Cause of Error: There is a simple typing mistake in the code.

Example 1:

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Unexpected Token Error</title>
</head>
<body>
    <script>
        for (let i = 0; i < 5; ++i) {
          document.write(i); 
        }
    </script>
</body>
</html>


Output:

01234

Example 2: There is a typing mistake in the code, So the error occurred.

HTML




<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Unexpected Token Error</title>
</head>
<body>
    <script>
        for (let i = 0; i < 5,; ++i) {
          document.write(i); 
        }
    </script>
</body>
</html>


Output(in console):

SyntaxError: Unexpected token ';'


Last Updated : 31 Jul, 2020
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