I was creating a form validator for a client and ran into this weird error only in Internet Explorer (Explorer) 7/8....

'return' outside of function, line 1, char 1

Of course, there was no code whatsoever on line 1. It was a simple commented statement. And there was nothing wring with it in any way. So I knew it was just a debug misdirection.

I have been pulling my hair out to understand what could be wrong here...

I have already ruled out the obvious: return statements in a loop, too many return statements in a single function, and any returns actually outside of a legitimate function definition.

What is the reason for this?

javascript internet-explorer-7
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