How do I fix this missing semicolon syntax error in Javascript?

Question

A friend wrote some code for me, and there was one file with a weird syntax error in it. After a bit of hunting, I narrowed it down to this section of code, which should rep

Answer 1

I had a similar problem and the same error code when debugging someone else's work. To fix this I pasted the section of code into Notepad and then re-copied it back to Visual Studio. The error went away. I think whoever wrote the code originally must have copied it from somewhere with some strange characters in it.