Closed
Bug 370564
Opened 17 years ago
Closed 17 years ago
Javascript String Literal Misinterpretation
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(Firefox :: General, defect)
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(Reporter: justin, Unassigned)
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User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.1) Gecko/20061204 Firefox/2.0.0.1 Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.1) Gecko/20061204 Firefox/2.0.0.1 The Weather.com object that should appear on the right side of the page doesn't show up. Error console shows that the a JavaScript string isn't terminated. I think it may be that there is embedded HTML strings within the string to be output. I've tried wrapping the section in a <![CDATA[ section, but it doesn't help as "end" is interpreted before the end is actually reached: you'll see the end of the string on the page. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Add the Weather.com code to your webpage. 2. View it. Actual Results: JavaScript interpretation error and output of some of the code which should not show. Expected Results: The object shows up correctly.
Comment 1•17 years ago
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The problem is that the string contains "</script>" without escaping. Change the / to \/ and it will work correctly. The HTML parser, not the JavaScript Engine, decides where the script ends, and the HTML parser doesn't know about JavaScript strings.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 17 years ago
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
Comment 2•17 years ago
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If weather.com gave you that incorrect HTML+JS code, please tell them to fix it.
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