What is the matter with script-targeted URLs?
javascript:
URLs are part of 'eval is evil'.
In order to execute the javascript:
URL, the browser must fire up a JS parser and parse the text of the URL.
This is a slow and costly process.
Also, assembling javascript:
URLs (or other strings that contain source code) is a tricky task which is prone to XSS vulnerabilities.
Finally, mixing code and URLs violates the separation of content and behavior (code).
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Updated on June 04, 2022Comments
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Metalcoder almost 2 years
I'm using JSHint, and it got the following error:
Script URL.
Which I noticed that happened because on this particular line there is a string containing a
javascript:...
URL.I know that JSHint complained that because the
scripturl
option is set, and since my codebase is quite large, I'll have to unset it for now.Still, I don't understood what is the issue of using script URLs?
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SLaks over 11 years@epascarello: He's asking why.
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epascarello over 11 yearsHence why I did not make it a answer! You guys are awesome!
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