[Tex/LaTex] language option supported in listings

Question

I am afraid that listing doesn't support javascript.

\begin{lstlisting}[language=javascript]
...
\end{lstlisting}

What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

Here is Fran's example, based on the cited (now defunct) source:

% Taken from Lena Herrmann at 
% http://lenaherrmann.net/2010/05/20/javascript-syntax-highlighting-in-the-latex-listings-package
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{listings}
\usepackage{color}
\definecolor{lightgray}{rgb}{.9,.9,.9}
\definecolor{darkgray}{rgb}{.4,.4,.4}
\definecolor{purple}{rgb}{0.65, 0.12, 0.82}

\lstdefinelanguage{JavaScript}{
  keywords={typeof, new, true, false, catch, function, return, null, catch, switch, var, if, in, while, do, else, case, break},
  keywordstyle=\color{blue}\bfseries,
  ndkeywords={class, export, boolean, throw, implements, import, this},
  ndkeywordstyle=\color{darkgray}\bfseries,
  identifierstyle=\color{black},
  sensitive=false,
  comment=[l]{//},
  morecomment=[s]{/*}{*/},
  commentstyle=\color{purple}\ttfamily,
  stringstyle=\color{red}\ttfamily,
  morestring=[b]',
  morestring=[b]"
}

\lstset{
   language=JavaScript,
   backgroundcolor=\color{lightgray},
   extendedchars=true,
   basicstyle=\footnotesize\ttfamily,
   showstringspaces=false,
   showspaces=false,
   numbers=left,
   numberstyle=\footnotesize,
   numbersep=9pt,
   tabsize=2,
   breaklines=true,
   showtabs=false,
   captionpos=b
}



\begin{document}

\medskip
\begin{lstlisting}[caption=My Javascript Example]
Name.prototype = {
  methodName: function(params){
    var doubleQuoteString = "some text";
    var singleQuoteString = 'some more text';
    // this is a comment
    if(this.confirmed != null && typeof(this.confirmed) == Boolean && this.confirmed == true){
      document.createElement('h3');
      $('#system').append("This looks great");
      return false;
    } else {
      throw new Error;
    }
  }
}
\end{lstlisting}

\end{document}