garbage in javascript

[Piwaille]

hello

now that I know that double ] prevent me from posting... I will modify my message


Correcting my "SMF shoutbox"... I've notice some
<!-- // --><![CDATA[ and // ] ]> (double ] )

they are in javascripts (at least in the default theme)

<!-- // --> is at least useless (Inot showing nothing).


<![CDATA[ and // ] ]> may lead to buggus things in Javascript 

[Rudolf]

Mind if I ask you to expand on the "buggus things"?
The CDATA tags are there for the X(HT)ML validation.

[Piwaille]

well .. I don't know about XML validation...
Just I know that these code isn't know by the JS interpreter.

I've read just a little after your answer.... and it appears I'm (quite) wrong... it is on the "modern way of coding JS"
I dislike validators
is the code written for being interpreted by a validator or by a browser ?

note that looking for this for-validator-tag, I've read s/o that explained my fear:

The problem is that some older web browsers don't understand the CDATA tag and so this breaks your Javascript in those web browsers.

http://javascript.about.com/library/blxhtml.htm

let say I'm just to old for those modern complexification 

PS: he (Stephen Chapman) give (on its page) a solution for both validator + old browser
but there no solution for old guys like me that started internet in the early 90's.

[Rudolf]

You mean you're still using Internet Explorer 3?
You mean you still using any of the versions of Internet Explorer?
Or you're using Mozilla 0.5, Opera 3, Firefox 0.5?
com'on