Syntax Error

What This Error Means

This error occurs when JavaScript encounters an unexpected character or token in the code, which is not a part of the valid syntax.

Why It Happens

In JavaScript, certain characters are not allowed in code, such as newline characters within a string. If a developer accidentally includes these characters, the parser will throw an Unexpected token ILLEGAL error.

How to Fix It

1. 1To fix this error, developers should carefully inspect the code for any unexpected characters. They can try removing any non-ASCII characters from the code, especially newline characters within string literals. Alternatively, they can retype the code from scratch to ensure that it's clean and doesn't contain any extraneous characters.

Example Code Solution

const x = 'hello
world'
console.log(x)

const x = 'hello\nworld'
console.log(x)