Underscore - Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token <

Question

I'm using Underscore templates with BackBone to display the content. Unfortunately I'm receiving the error:

Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token <

The code is:

                    <script type="text/javascript" id="results-tpl">
                <% if(remainingPlaces>0 && remainingPlaces<10){
                      availability_class = 'limited-availability';
                      bookable = 'booking__bookable';
                  }
                  else if(remainingPlaces>9)
                  {
                      availability_class = 'available';
                      bookable = 'booking__bookable';
                  }
                  else{
                      availability_class = 'sold-out';
                      bookable = '';
                  }%>
                  <div class='booking__event__availability__box' data-eventID='<%-ID%>'>
                        <span class='time <%=availability_class%>  <%=bookable%>'><%=startTime%></span>
                        <span class='availability'><%=(remainingPlaces>0 && remainingPlaces<10) ? 'Only' : ''%> <%=remainingPlaces%> left</span>
                  </div>
                </script>

I can't seem to figure out why I'm getting the error.

Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers,

Nick

Add the line <%debugger%> with your debugger (Google Dev, Firebug) open and then step through your code until you find where it errors out. If you're still having issues update your question — seebiscuit
– seebiscuit, Commented Dec 17, 2014 at 14:08
unrelated but might as well give feedback... having an if block in a template that modifies the model isn't really a good practice. you should do these calculations and adjustments to the model within the view JS or in the model's parse() function. the template should be purely focused on rendering — Robert Levy
– Robert Levy, Commented Dec 17, 2014 at 14:28

aleha_84 · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-17 14:23:25Z

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<script type="text/javascript" id="results-tpl"> replace type with: text/template

edited Dec 17, 2014 at 14:23

answered Dec 17, 2014 at 14:06

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seebiscuit Over a year ago

I don't that's the source of the error. All <%- does is escape html in the return value of the evaluated variable. A variable with a name like ID is most likely a GUID an int, each of which wouldn't cause the OP's problem

aleha_84 Over a year ago

@nvaughan84 in my case i store all templates in separate html files

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