JSLint gives me the "strict violation" error, although I use the "this" context inside a function which hides it from the global scope.

function test() {
    "use strict";
    this.a = "b";
}

For the record, I use the built-in JSLint parser in Webstorm.

JSLint gives me the "strict violation" error, although I use the "this" context inside a function which hides it from the global scope.

function test() {
    "use strict";
    this.a = "b";
}

For the record, I use the built-in JSLint parser in Webstorm.

• javascript
• error-handling
• jslint
• webstorm
• use-strict

• When I paste this code into JSLint., all default options, I do not receive an error. What was the context of the error where changing the function name removed it? – ruffin Commented Jul 22, 2013 at 3:45
• I'm using Webstorm which maybe has an outdated version of JSLint – Erik Bergstedt Commented Jul 22, 2013 at 9:33
• Any chance you have two functions named (the equivalent of) test (in your live code)? Then changing case would make them different. – ruffin Commented Jul 22, 2013 at 16:12

1 Answer 1

This is because JSLint doesn't recognize your function as a constructor. By convention, you must use uppercase letters.

function Test() {
    "use strict";
    this.a = "b";
}