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JSLint reports Unexpected dangling character in an underscore prefixed variable name

rated 0 times [ 62] [ 2] / answers: 1 / hits: 31024 / 14 Years ago, mon, june 14, 2010, 12:00:00

I know that some people consider the presence of a leading underscore to imply that a variable is private, that such privacy is a fiction, and assume this is why JSLint reports such names with an error message.

I use Google Analytics on a Web site I am building. I make reference to GA's variables, such as _gaq.

I am trying to get my JS code to be 100% JSLint clean (I'm not religious about my coding style, and so will go with Mr. Crockford's counsel). That said, I can't do anything about Google's variables names... so, I guess I can't get 100% clean.

I post here in case I've misunderstood the message, and can do something to comply with JSLint practices.

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answered 14 Years ago willieelisham · Accepted Answer

Ah, I've got this handled... I wrap the statements that use the underscore prefixed variables with JSLint commands to disable, then re-enable this class of error:

/*jslint nomen: true*/

... statement(s) with _var ...

/*jslint nomen: false*/