I get this error! [ 'return' statement outside of function ]

Question

I was creating a form validator for a client and ran into this weird error only in Internet Explorer (Explorer) 7/8....

\'return\' outside of fu

Answer 1

The problem was that I was using a return statement to override the default behavior for my form and it was assigned to a property, but it was not placed inside an anonymous function!

I had a form element that was set up like this:

All I needed to change was the action property to this:

… action="javascript:function(){return false};"

It now works flawlessly!