window.onload() in IE and FF

[McKirahan]

Is it just me or did something change?

The following works under IE but not FF:

function window.onload() {
alert(0);
}

The following works under both IE and FF:

window.onload = function() {
alert(0);
}

I'm using Firefox 1.5.0.3.

I found nothing at: comp.lang.javascript FAQ

Thanks in advance.

 

[Richard Cornford]

Is it just me or did something change?

The following works under IE but not FF:

function window.onload() {
alert(0);
}

Yes, it is an ECMAScript syntax error. The syntax rules for function
declaration requires that the function name be an Identifier and -
window.onload - is a property accessor. IE is a little more tolerant but
it is still best to avoid IE specific syntax.

The following works under both IE and FF:

window.onload = function() {
alert(0);
}

I'm using Firefox 1.5.0.3.

No problem then.

I found nothing at: comp.lang.javascript FAQ

You couldn't have looked very hard then. There is advice on asking
sensible questions and references to the language specification.

Richard.