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This function is then used throughout the page for various reasons. Usually it appears as the first line in other java-script functions.

As an example:

function toggleBlockOn(elementID) {
      ULS18u:;
      if (document.getElementById(elementID).style.backgroundImage != "") {
      turnOnBlock(elementID);
      }
      }

The main interest here is the syntax of that first line. How does that work?

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Yes, I answered a question on this on Stack Overflow not long ago. Its a debugging/tracing thing.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4177001/what-does-this-javascript-code-do/7543257#7543257

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to say the truth there is also a similar question here on SharePoint overflow. Nice that you also post here, gived me the opportunity to thank you again for the info (you may had noticed that I linked your answer in that question). – SPArchaeologist Nov 9 '11 at 9:08
@SPArchaeologist LOL Nice! Thanks for the credit :-) – Paul Lucas Nov 9 '11 at 10:31

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