Why does the JavaScript need to start with “;”?

JavaScript uses a semi-colon (;) to avoid any confusion in code, especially the beginning of a new line.

Example

You can still use the following to avoid any chaos in the code −

return {
   'var':myVal
}

// using semi-colon;
(function( $ ) {
   //
}

Ramu Prasad

Published on 27-Feb-2018 10:53:20

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