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I get a 

'document' has not been fully defined yet.
    $(document).ready(function () {

warning from jsLint. I get why this happends but I would like my code to be warning free.

My question is - how do I either solve this in code (assign document to itself? var document=document?) or maybe make the warning go away some other way.

Thanks.

Ben
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  • Why is this a warning in the first place? `document` has been defined. Is this a bug in JSLint? – jfriend00 Aug 17 '11 at 09:41
  • because, if I understand correctly, the use occurs within the definition of `document`. I.E - the variable is used inside its definition. similar to `var x = 3 + x;` – Ben Aug 17 '11 at 09:49

6 Answers6

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You can simply use 

/*jslint browser:true */

in the beginning of the code to assume a browser.

Jayantha Lal Sirisena
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I think you can safely ignore that. If you don't want it to show anyway, rewrite it like so

$(function () {
    // Document is ready
});

$(function () {}) and $(document).ready(function () {}) are equivalent.

Emil Ivanov
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If you prefer to keep your code the way you have it, you can tell JSlint to be OK with your decision:

/*global document*/
$(document).ready(function () {
    ...
}

This indicates that document has been defined elsewhere.

Mikhail
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4

Use the shorthand:

$(function() {
   ...
});
Andrew Duffy
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JSLint requires that you assume a browser in the selector options. the document will be defined then. Using $ will not help here...not in JSLint anyway.

user2613758
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create an .jsintrc on root folder, with this:

{ "browser": true }

You can see all options in JSHint Options

equiman
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