Chrome 61: Unexpected token import

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Marc · Sep 19, 2017 · Viewed 12.1k times · Source

Running Chrome 61 which is supposed to support module loading with import.

Indeed Paul's demo works for me. However, when I try it myself I get a JS error "Unexpected token import". Chrome seems to balk at import:

test.html

<!doctype html> 
<html>
<body>
<script src="test.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

test.js:

import {hello} from './something.js'
console.log(hello())

something.js

export {hello}
function hello() {
    return "hello world"
}

Why does Chrome not understand "import"

Answer

That should be <script type=module src=test.js>. The entire syntax is subtly changed in module scripts (import and export are allowed, as well as strict mode being mandatory).

Chrome 61: Unexpected token import

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