A test that loops over values doesn't work if it's the first one.

test_broken.spec.js

describe('Testing some characters', function()  {
    var chars = ['&', '\'', '"', '<', '>'];
    for(var i = 0; i < chars.length; i+=1)  {
        currentChar = chars[i];
        it('should reject ' + currentChar, (function(currentChar)  {
            expect(false).toEqual(false);
        })(currentChar));
    }
});


/*
jasmine$ ./runspecs.js 

node.js:205
        throw e; // process.nextTick error, or 'error' event on first tick
              ^
Error: jasmine.Suite() required
    at new <anonymous> (jasmine/node_modules/jasmine-node/lib/jasmine-node/jasmine-1.0.1.js:1856:11)
    at [object Object].it (jasmine/node_modules/jasmine-node/lib/jasmine-node/jasmine-1.0.1.js:803:14)
    at [object Object].describe (jasmine/node_modules/jasmine-node/lib/jasmine-node/jasmine-1.0.1.js:766:10)
    at jasmine/node_modules/jasmine-node/lib/jasmine-node/jasmine-1.0.1.js:556:27
    at jasmine/specs/test.spec.js:46:5
    at Object.<anonymous> (jasmine/specs/test.spec.js:202:2)
    at Module._compile (module.js:416:26)
    at Object..js (module.js:434:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:335:31)
    at Function._load (module.js:294:12)
jasmine$

*/

test_works.spec.js

describe('test1', function()  {
    it('should pass this test', function()  {
        expect(true).toEqual(true);
    });
});

describe('Testing some characters', function() {
    var chars = ['&', '\'', '"', '<', '>'];
    for(var i = 0; i < chars.length; i+=1) {
        currentChar = chars[i];
        it('should reject ' + currentChar, (function(currentChar) {
            expect(false).toEqual(false);
        })(currentChar));
    }
});

/*

jasmine$ ./runspecs.js 
Started
......

Spec test1
  it should pass this test
Spec Testing some characters
  it should reject &
  it should reject '
  it should reject "
  it should reject <
  it should reject >
Finished in 0.002 seconds
2 tests, 6 assertions, 0 failures

jasmine$

*/