Tip & How-To about Computers & Internet
Many internet users face this problem when they
try clicking a link and see this error code on the status bar of the
browser which doesn't allow the link to work. It is actually an error
message that occasionally appears in a web browser when you face a
problem loading a JavaScript from a webpage. Though this error message
pops up on various occasions but the actual reasons could be different
for different users, and resolving these problems is necessary by
knowing the most possible reasons for this error message.
1- The
major cause of this error message is the Popup blocker blocking the
JavaScript while stopping the windows which open up as the
advertisements on various sites. Resolving this problem involves making
changes in the preferences of the popup blocker based on your
requirements and thus disabling the popup blocker. One can even
download another anti popup software instead or can read the product
reviews of popup blockers to assess if they really cause these error
messages.
2- The malfunctioning of the web proxy servers (which
are used for accessing the various banned websites) can also block the
various scripts in the process. This problem can be avoided by not
using the proxy server itself or using a proxy server that functions
better and do not interfere in the downloading of various scripts. Also
check for the compatibility of the proxy server with various web pages
and scripts.
An improperly written JavaScript could also lead to this error
message. The solution lies in notifying this error to the webmaster who
in turn must rewrite the JavaScript.
3- The JavaScript might be
disabled in your browsers, and this needs to be enabled. To enable this
in IE, go to scripting tab of the security option in the Tools menu
under the internet options; and to enable this in Firefox, go to Tools
menu and enable the JavaScript option in Web features.
4- Web
browser implementation of JavaScript might also be broken in some
cases, and this requires the switching or simply the up gradation of
your web browser.
There is this simple way where you can really
avoid "javascript:void(0)" error message at the first instance because
we know that this "javascript:void(0)" can cause certain browsers to
really present your web pages in unusual ways, and since the
"javascript:void(0)" statement is often occurred when a link has no URL
attached to it, and the browser doesn't understand how to react and
returns the error message. So for this, instead use the "return false;"
statement to let the browser not to look for the URL. Try opening the
document in any text editor; Locate the "javascript:void(0)" references
within the document, Replace the links with the (#) symbol with the
syntax ".", Add the "return false" declaration to the statement that
would make the whole link reference to appear as a Link. Replace the
"callFunction()" with your function name; Save and close the file
finally.
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