cdata/strangesyntax.js

Created February 15, 2011 23:10

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This is a very strange syntax using a combination of colon and brackets. Anyone know its purpose?

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strangesyntax.js

	a: {
	var x=1;
	var y=2;
	};

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cdata commented Feb 15, 2011

Figured it out. For anyone else curious about lesser-known JavaScript syntax elements, here you go: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/label

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