ie associative array initialisation fails

Question

I have declared an array in the form:

var refs = {
 'EE810': "Presence Detector 1 Channel",
 'EE871': "Motion Detector Outdoor 220/360Deg Blk",
 'EE870': "Motion Detector Outdoor 220/360Deg WH",
 'EE811': "Presence Detector 2 Channel",
 'EE805': "Motion Detector Indoor  White Flush",
 'EE862': "Motion Detector Alum  Outdoor 220 Deg",
}

ie7 seems to consider this a syntax error as function declarations in the same script block suddenly become undefined. What's the simplest way to reformat this so it's valid in ie?

Answer 1

One, it's an object, not an array.

Two, IE is being strict by not allowing the extra comma you have. Some parsers ignore the extra comma, but IE errors on it. Remove the comma after the last element.

Answer 2

Don't put a comma after the final element. That's a known IE issue.

Answer 3

IE does not permit extra commas at the end of the object. Get rid of the last comma, and it'll work.

This is one case where IE sticks to the specs. Technically, it's doing the right thing by complaining.