AJAX script error "too much recursion"

Question

When I run the script but I get a console error of "too much recursion".

Having lookup up this error it refers to a "infinite loop" but I can't see how my code is in a loop. Can anyone see what I have done wrong.

function clickMe() {
  new jBox('Modal', {
    attach: '.pin',
    width: 1000,
    height: 500,
    title: 'Admin PIN',
    theme: 'TooltipBorder',
    closeButton: 'title',
    draggable: 'title',
    trigger: 'click',
    animation: 'false',
    position: {
      x: 'center',
      y: 'center',
    },
    offset: {
      x: 15,
      y: -10
    },
    onCloseComplete: function() {
      this.destroy();
      $('#jBox-overlay').remove();
    },
    ajax: {
      type: 'post',
      url: 'do_login.php',
      data: ({
        "password": 1951
      }),
      success: function(response) {
        if (response == "success") {
          alert("Correct Details");
        } else {
          alert("Wrong Details");
        }
      },
      reload: 'strict'
    }
  });
};

Many thanks in advance for your time.

Possible duplicate of [Avoiding 'too much recursion' error](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26567046/avoiding-too-much-recursion-error) — , Apr 09 '18 at 14:14
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You only show a single function, but not how it is being used. What html element or what piece of script triggers this function? The problem might as well be in the calling code. — Peter B, Apr 09 '18 at 14:20
@PeterB Thanks for your reply. The HTML that triggers the script is:

$RoomNo2 — DCJones, Apr 09 '18 at 14:22
You might find out more if you put `debugger;` as the first line of `function clickMe() { ... }`, or as the first line of any `function`s that it contains. With a debugger attached, you can then step through the code and hopefully see where it recurses. — Peter B, Apr 09 '18 at 14:25
@PeterB Hi again, I could not see any issues with my script in Debugger" so I started to strip back another parts of the script and found that if I remove a link to "jquery-ui-1.7.2.custom.min.js" which is on my server the "too much recursion” error does not occure. The "jquery-ui-1.7.2.custom.min.js" was a download from the JQuery website. — DCJones, Apr 09 '18 at 15:40
@ Jarrod Roberson I fully understand where your coming from but let me tell you, there is never any shame in asking a question. Just remember, this is how this great web site started, people asking questions. — DCJones, Apr 09 '18 at 16:03

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 09 '18 at 16:03

I could not see any issues with my script in Debugger" so I started to strip back another parts of the script and found that if I remove a link to "jquery-ui-1.7.2.custom.min.js" which is on my server the "too much recursion” error does not occure. The "jquery-ui-1.7.2.custom.min.js" was a download from the JQuery website

AJAX script error "too much recursion"

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