object is not a function - Jquery/JavaScript

Question

So the error message I am getting for:

(function($){
    var dataObject = {
        class : 'someClass',
        method : 'someClassMethod',
        data : { someData : 'example' }
    }

    (new AA.Aisis_Ajax(data_object, 'POST')).init();

})(jQuery)

pertains to:

    var dataObject = {
        class : 'someClass',
        method : 'someClassMethod',
        data : { someData : 'example' }
    }

(If that's deleted the code works...)

The issue is that this returns object is not a function. well duh, I am trying to create a object that's passed to the class Aisis_Ajax

What is going on here?

class is a reserved word in ES5, you better use something else, e.g. className. — Pavlo
– Pavlo, Commented Nov 27, 2013 at 21:44
@Pavlo: It doesn't hurt but it's not an error. Any identifier is a valid property name in an object literal, which includes reserved keywords. — Felix Kling
– Felix Kling, Commented Nov 27, 2013 at 22:04

p.s.w.g · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-27 21:38:56Z

5

The problem is that your object declaration is immediately followed by parenthesis, so the parser thinks you're trying to call a function.

Try putting a semicolon at the end of your object declaration:

var dataObject = {
    class : 'someClass',
    method : 'someClassMethod',
    data : { someData : 'example' }
}; // <---

answered Nov 27, 2013 at 21:38

p.s.w.g

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Felix Kling Over a year ago

Omitting the parenthesis should works as well (new AA.Aisis_Ajax(data_object, 'POST').init()) but readability suffers IMO.

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