Syntax error: unexpected token "-"

Question

I'm doing a web application, and when I started writing the code in JavaScript I'm getting this error:

Syntax error: unexpected token "-"  javascript 

I'm using Aptana Studio 3. I thought it was Aptana's problem, so then I tried with Eclipse, but still got the same error. Eclipse shows me this error:

Cannot return from outside a function or method.

Here's my function:

function www_ebest_eu_company_node_service_task-slot-info () {
    this.typeMarker = 'www_ebest_eu_company_node_service_task-slot-info';
    this._endDateTime = null;
    this._number = null;
    this._orderId = null;
    this._startDateTime = null;
    this._taskId = null;
    this._taskStatus = null;
}

I have many functions like this, and for every of them I'm getting the same error.

Does anyone have the same problem?

Answer 1

www_ebest_eu_company_node_service_task-slot-info is not a valid JavaScript identifier.

Answer 2

You cannot use hyphens in JavaScript function names:

function www_ebest_eu_company_node_service_task-slot-info () {

// Should proabbly be
function www_ebest_eu_company_node_service_task_slot_info () {
//---------------------------------------------^^^^^^^^