Posted by Dr J R Stockton on 11/20/07 12:56

In comp.lang.javascript message <tFo0j.50325$c_1.8715@text.news.blueyond
er.co.uk>, Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:06:01, Mika <anon@anon.com> posted:
>
>Out of interest why does body have a double-slash "\/" before it?
>

The pragmatical reason is, I expect, that with just "/" the code will be
deemed invalid by reputable validators such as Opera Ctrl-Alt-V and W3's
downloadable TIDY.

Since you asked, I suspect that you are not in the habit of doing such
validation.

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It's a good idea to read the newsgroup c.l.j and its FAQ. See below.

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