How to resolve "Uncaught SyntaxError: missing ) after argument list" issue

Question

I've recently built a site that houses multiple videos. All was working well until yesterday, but I realized some of the clickable videos I have are no longer clickable.

I'm receiving the error, Uncaught SyntaxError: missing ) after argument list in multiple lines and was wondering how I could resolve the issue?

Here is the code for which I am receiving the error for -

    
    var myvideo30 = $("");
    
    $("#click30").click(function() {
        //Get rid of that old HTML content
        $("#video-slider").empty();
        
        //Bring in the new content!
        $("#video-slider").append(myvideo3);
    
        $("#paul-4")[0].load();
    
        $("#paul-4")[0].play();
    });

There is also a snapshot of the code for reference here.

And the direct site can be accessed here.

Any advice and/or solutions are greatly appreciated, thank you very much!

Has nothing to do with that code. Has to do with the fact you have nested quotes. So the code you cut out of `var myvideo30 = $("");` is the cause — epascarello, Nov 02 '20 at 17:39
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52525674/double-nested-quotes — epascarello, Nov 02 '20 at 18:02

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 02 '20 at 17:39

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Um? Isn't it clear? JQuery import is missing, and all the errors are generated from JQuery statements.

I don't use JQuery much but I guess $ is used when you use JQuery.

answered Nov 02 '20 at 17:39

Imtiyaz Shaikh

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That syntax error wouldn't stem from missing jQuery though – Bergi Nov 02 '20 at 17:42
I'm quite new to JQuery so it wasn't obvious to me! Thank you for your response. How would I resolve is missing and in turn resolve the Syntax Error messages? – Lizette Ayala Nov 02 '20 at 17:43
Try adding this to your head tag `````` Or may be before you close your body tag – Imtiyaz Shaikh Nov 02 '20 at 17:44
I've included this, but the syntax error still persists unfortunately! – Lizette Ayala Nov 02 '20 at 17:55

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 02 '20 at 17:44

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Just read the doc, you cannot use jquery directly, you must wait for it to be loaded

$( document ).ready(function() {
    var myvideo30 = $("");
    
    $("#click30").click(function() {
        //Get rid of that old HTML content
        $("#video-slider").empty();
        
        //Bring in the new content!
        $("#video-slider").append(myvideo3);
    
        $("#paul-4")[0].load();
    
        $("#paul-4")[0].play();
    });
});

official documentation

Then the next error is generated here

var myvideo30 = $("<video id='paul-4' src='Caryatid (Duhaupas) (2016) - video loop.mp4' playsinline controls controlsList="nodownload" autoplay muted loop></video>");

Just replace double quote by simple around nodownload

answered Nov 02 '20 at 17:44

farvilain

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Thank you so much for your reply, I really appreciate it! What exactly do you mean by replace the double quote by simple around nodownload? – Lizette Ayala Nov 02 '20 at 17:48
I mean replace double quote by single quote around nodownload... so `"nodownload"` became `'nodownload'` ... – farvilain Nov 02 '20 at 17:56
I've just added and it fixed the issue entirely! Your help is much appreciated! Bless! – Lizette Ayala Nov 02 '20 at 18:06
You sill have to remove `` it is not working and jQuery is already include by anther line, from cloudflare. Not a blocking bug but producing error logs. Also a bug in `function showDivs` – farvilain Nov 02 '20 at 18:31

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