Question

The below code is in my javascript/jquery script, but for some reason Firebug tells me I have a “syntax error: var fbbirthday = ;\n“.

var fbbirthday = <?php echo $fb_day_of_birth; ?>;
var fbbirthmonth = <?php echo $fb_month_of_birth; ?>;
var selectbirthyear = $('#ad_engine_birth_date_year').val();

Meanwhile, the browser actually shows the following (because the php variables $fb_day_of_birth and $fb_month_of_birth are empty when the user isn’t logged into facebook).

var fbbirthday = ;
var fbbirthmonth = ;
var selectbirthyear = $('#ad_engine_birth_date_year').val();

I’ve spent a while trying to figure out where the \n that firebug finds is coming from. Any help would be appreciated!

Answer 1

This statement is illegal as the right hand side of the assignment is missing:

var fbbirthmonth = ;

This is probably due to $fb_day_of_birth that is an empty string. You should check that and use an alternative value like:

var fbbirthday = <?php echo is_numeric($fb_day_of_birth) ? $fb_day_of_birth : 0; ?>;

Or better use json_encode:

var fbbirthday = <?php echo json_encode($fb_day_of_birth); ?>;