ejs throws error ` <%= ":" _ %>` for a space between _ and %> - SyntaxError: missing ) after argument list

I had this error thrown by ejs which ejs-lint couldn’t detect.

err SyntaxError: missing ) after argument list in C:\model.ts while compiling ejs

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for a code like,

<%= ":" _ %>

First of all it should not throw an error as this code has both <% and %>. But this ejs detects this space (’ ') between _ %> and throws an error.

It could be a meaning full error , may be like , its missing a closing ‘%>’ - would be more appropriate.

But it was very hard for me to locate this little space in the large file!

[mde]

In this case, the error is not coming from the EJS tag-matching code. It an ordinary JavaScript SyntaxError being thrown trying to parse ":" _, which is not valid JavaScript. This is not something ejs-lint can lint for – it’s actually valid EJS tags, just invalid JavaScript inside them. I agree it’s not a super-helpful error message, and sounds like it was difficult to find. I understand how frustrating that is. Since this isn’t an error specific to EJS, I’m going to go ahead and close this issue.

[HASSANALI2022]

<% if(kindOfDay === “Saturday” || kindOfDay === “Sunday”){ %>

<%= kindOfDay%> ToDo List

<% } else %> {

<%= kindOfDay%> ToDO List

<% } %> SyntaxError: Missing catch or finally after try in C:\Users\Admin\desktop\to-do-list\views\List.ejs while compiling ejs

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