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JavaScript Reserved Words

In JavaScript you are not allowed to use these reserved words as variables, labels, or function names:

abstract

arguments

Await*

boolean

break

byte  

case

catch

char  

Class*

const

continue

debugger

default

delete

do

double

else

Enum*

eval

export*

extends

false

final

finally

float

for

function

goto  

if

implements

Import*

in

instanceof

int

interface

Let*

long

native

new

null

package

private

protected

public

return

short

static

Super*

switch

synchronized

this

throw

throws

transient

true

try

typeof

var

void

volatile

while

with

yield

Removed Reserved Words

The following reserved words have been removed from the ECMAScript 5/6 standard:

abstract

boolean

byte

char

double

final

float

goto

int

long

native

short

synchronized

throws

transient

volatile

JavaScript Objects, Properties, and Methods

One must avoid using the name of JavaScript built-in objects, properties, and methods:

Array

Date

eval

function

Has own property

infinity

isFinite

isNaN

isprototypeOf

length

Math

NaN

name

Number

Object

prototype

string

toString

undefined

valueOf

Java Reserved Words

JavaScript is often used together with Java. Avoid using some Java objects and properties as JavaScript identifiers:

getClass

java

JavaArray

javaClass

JavaObject

JavaPackage

 

 

Other Reserved Words

JavaScript is used as the programming language in many applications.

Avoid using the name of HTML and Window objects and properties:

alert

all

anchor

anchors

area

assign

blur

button

checkbox

clearInterval

clearTimeout

clientInformation

close

closed

confirm

constructor

crypto

decodeURI

decodeURIComponent

defaultStatus

document

element

elementse

embed

embeds

encodeURI

encodeURIComponent

escape

event

fileupload

focus

form

form

frame

innerheight

innerwidth

layer

layers

link

location

mimeType

navigate

navigator

frames

frameRate

hidden

history

image

images

Offscreenbuffering

open

opener

option

outerHeight

outerWidth

packages

pageXoffset

pageYoffset

parent

parseFloat

parseInt

password

Pkscs11

plugin

prompt

PropertyIsEnum

radio

reset

screenX

screenY

Scroll

secure

select

self

setInterval

setTimeout

status

submit

taint

text

textarea

top

unesacpe

untaint

window

 

 

 

HTML Event Handlers

Avoid using the name of all HTML event handlers.

onblur

onclick

onerror

onfocus

onkeydown

onkeypress

onkeyup

onmouseover

onload

onmouseup

onmousedown

onsubmit