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Whitespace
JavaScript treats whitespace characters as separators but otherwise ignores them. Additionally, newlines insert automatic semicolons when possible. In either case, a liberal and consistent use of whitespace makes scripts easier to read and more maintainable.
Code | Name
--- | ---
`' ' 0x20` | Space
`'\t' 0x09` | Tab
`'\v' 0x0b` | Vertical Tab
`'\f' 0x0c` | Form Feed (new page)
`'\n' 0x0a` | Newline
`'\r' 0x0d` | Carriage Return
Automatic semicolon insertion
Because newlines naturally separate statements, scripts can often omit the semicolon separator. Scripts must be aware of the automatic semicolons because in a few cases, statements may be unexpectedly separated.
Semicolon insertion for returns
function foo() { return // adds semicolon 3 + 3 // this expression is ignored }
Automatic semicolon insertion with functions
foo // adds semicolon, so foo is (15) // a variable, not a function call.
No automatic semicolon insertion in expression
foo( // no semicolon, so foo(15) is called 15)
No automatic semicolon insertion in `for`
for(var i = 0 // no semicolon inserted here i < 3 // no semicolon inserted here i++) { }
Source encoding
The default source encoding is Latin-1, i.e. ISO-8859-1. Because characters are 16-bits and the source file is 8-bits, the source file is an encoding of the 16-bit characters. The default encoding converts the bytes to the character with the same number, i.e. byte 245 becomes character 245. This poses a problem for languages like Japanese which use all 16 bits. The calling program, e.g. JSP, will set the encoding using a program-specific method.
Setting the encoding in JSP
`<%@ encoding=utf8 %>` <title>Hello, world</title> <h1>Hello, world</h1>
Comments
// single line comment text
Single line comments cause Resin to ignore all text to the end of the line.
/* multiline comment text */
All the multiline comment text is ignored. Multiline comments do not nest.
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