.attr(map): Quotes seem not to be optional

[anonymous]

Don't know whether this is a bug in jquery, a bug in the api-documentation ​http://api.jquery.com/attr/ or just a missing feature, but I thought it is worth reporting:

This does not work without quotes:

$mydialog.attr({
    role            : 'dialog',
    aria-hidden     : 'false',
    aria-labelledby : 'top'
});

Error in line aria-hidden: Missing : after property id

It works with quotes only:

$mydialog.attr({
    'role'            : 'dialog',
    'aria-hidden'     : 'false',
    'aria-labelledby' : 'top'
});

[Utkarsh]

{aria-hidden : 'false'} is invalid javascript syntax. You need to enclose the key in quotes if they contain a -.

[jitter]

Thanks for taking the time to contribute to the jQuery project by writing a bug report.

After checking your report I conclude that this isn't a bug in jQuery but, as Utkarsh already pointed out, invalid javascript syntax.