jQuery error - SyntaxError: missing : after property id

Question

I'm getting an error "SyntaxError: missing : after property id" in the following code.

jQuery("#username_update").validate({

        rules : {
            new-username : {
                required : true,
                email : true
            },
            retype-username : {
                required : true,
                email : true
            }
        },

        messages : {
            new-username : {
                required : "New User Name must be filled in"
            },
            retype-username : {
                required : "Retype User Name must be filled in"
            }
        }

    });

Error is occurring at rules : { new-username : { line. Any help?

invalid json using "-"

harikrish
– harikrish

2013-09-25 06:49:41 +00:00
Commented Sep 25, 2013 at 6:49 — harikrish
– harikrish, Commented Sep 25, 2013 at 6:49

magyar1984 · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-25 06:59:46Z

6

new-username is not valid property name. Quote it, or use underscore. Unqoted property name have to obey javascript identifier rules (alphanumeric plus underscore and dollar). Quoted property may be any string.

edited Sep 25, 2013 at 6:59

answered Sep 25, 2013 at 6:48

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Kanishka Panamaldeniya · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-25 06:55:24Z

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use

"new-username" : {
                required : "New User Name must be filled in"
            }

instead of

new-username : {
                required : "New User Name must be filled in"
            }

answered Sep 25, 2013 at 6:55

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nrsharma · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-25 06:51:03Z

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You can not use "-" in the property name new-username. Use underscore...

answered Sep 25, 2013 at 6:51

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