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Why is array push not working in the following code? Can someone find the mistake please ?

<html>
<body>
<script>
words=new Array("limit","lines","finish")
words.push("complete","In","Out")
var jwords=words.join(;)
document.write(jwords)
</script>
</body>
</html>
  • The console shows: `Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token ;`. Stackoverflow is not a debugging service. – Felix Kling Dec 22 '12 at 17:40
  • @FelixKling:Where did you get this error? –  Dec 22 '12 at 17:42
  • As I said, in the console. Chrome has built in developer tools and so does Firefox. You can also use Firebug for Firefox and there should be some extensions for IE too. – Felix Kling Dec 22 '12 at 17:43
  • @FelixKling: Thanks for the help.I am a beginner in web technology. –  Dec 22 '12 at 17:45
  • Also have a look at this question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1739221/what-is-a-good-javascript-debugging-tool – Felix Kling Dec 22 '12 at 17:47

2 Answers2

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words.join(;)

should be:

words.join(";");

This is in fact a syntax error and can be caught by your browser (F12).

Some tips:

  1. Create variable names with the keyword var. Your words variable was not created with var.

  2. Don't use the Array constructor. Use the array literal syntax []. That's means change the first line to:

    var words = [ 'limit', 'lines', 'finish' ];
  3. Use console.log instead of document.write. You can view the result in your browser by hitting F12. document.write causes problems when used in certain situations so it's best to avoid it.
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You need to quote the ; parameter in this line

var jwords=words.join(';')

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