What does the JSLint error 'body of a for in should be wrapped in an if statement' mean?

Question

I used JSLint on a JavaScript file of mine. It threw the error:

for( ind in evtListeners ) {

Problem at line 41 character 9:

Answer 1

Vava's answer is on the mark. If you use jQuery, then the $.each() function takes care of this, hence it is safer to use.

$.each(evtListeners, function(index, elem) {
    // your code
});