SCRIPT1002: Syntax Error, Line 1 Character 6

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"WAIT... does IE9 not like <a href="javascript:void();" id="donateButton"> ?? It seems thats the problem..?"
— Comment by Chud37

Yes, that is the problem. void is an operator, not a function. Use javascript:void 0 , javascript:void(0) or #. Even better, add event.preventDefault() to your function:

$('#donateButton').click(function(ev) {
    ev.preventDefault();
    alert('hello');
});

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Chud37

I am a 30 year old programmer living and working in the UK. I use PHP, jQuery and SQL. I build and maintain several websites for my job.

Updated on July 09, 2022

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Chud37 almost 2 years
In the IE developer (F12) console, I've managed to get my pages to run without errors; all but one!

SCRIPT1002: Syntax error
mypage.php, line 1 character 6

I am using IE9. Whats it's problem?

This is my code:
```
<!DOCTYPE html>
<head>
  <script type='text/javascript' src='/files/jquery-1.7.2.min.js'></script>
  <script type="text/javascript">
    $(document).ready(function() {
      $("#donateButton").click(function() {
        alert('hey');
      });
    });
  </script>
</head>
<body>
  <a href="javascript:void();" id="donateButton">asdsadasd</a>
</body>
```
When I click on #donateButton an error is produced. However, when I change javascript:void() to # then no error occurs any more. Why?