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JavaScript JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects Tracking Data Using Objects Add Properties to an Object

Salvador Bascunan
Salvador Bascunan
16,716 Points
Posted by Salvador Bascunan
Salvador Bascunan
16,716 Points

Syntax Error

var paris = {

population: 2.211e6; longitude: '2.3508 E'; latitude: '48.8567 N';

};

//I get a Syntax Error when typing this

script.js 
var paris = {

  population: 2.211e6;
  longitude: '2.3508 E';
  latitude: '48.8567 N';

};
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <title>JavaScript Objects</title>
</head>
<body>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

2 Answers

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

In an object properties are separated by a comma, not by a semi-colon, like this:

var paris = {

  population: 2.211e6,
  longitude: '2.3508 E',
  latitude: '48.8567 N'

};