diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_core_arrayMgr.js b/etemplate/js/et2_core_arrayMgr.js
index 951cfdcff9..640806ba95 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_core_arrayMgr.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_core_arrayMgr.js
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ var et2_arrayMgr = Class.extend(
 	 * Expands variables inside the given identifier to their values inside the
 	 * content array.
 	 *
-	 * @parm {string} _ident Key used to reference into managed array
+	 * @param {string} _ident Key used to reference into managed array
 	 * @return {*}
 	 */
 	expandName : function(_ident) {
@@ -331,7 +331,9 @@ var et2_arrayMgr = Class.extend(
 	/**
 	 * ?
 	 *
-	 * @param _row [integer?] Key for into the _root for the desired row
+	 * @param {object} _owner owner object
+	 * @param {(string|null|object)} _root string with key, null for whole data or object with data
+	 * @param {number?} _row key for into the _root for the desired row
 	 */
 	openPerspective: function(_owner, _root, _row)
 	{
@@ -387,7 +389,7 @@ var et2_readonlysArrayMgr = et2_arrayMgr.extend(
 				_id = this.expandName(_id);
 			}
 			entry = this.getEntry(_id);
-			
+
 		}
 
 		// Let the array entry override the read only attribute entry
@@ -424,7 +426,7 @@ var et2_readonlysArrayMgr = et2_arrayMgr.extend(
 	 */
 	expandName: function(ident)
 	{
-		return this.perspectiveData.owner.getArrayMgr('content').expandName(ident)
+		return this.perspectiveData.owner.getArrayMgr('content').expandName(ident);
 	}
 });
 
diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_core_phpExpressionCompiler.js b/etemplate/js/et2_core_phpExpressionCompiler.js
index fc16ed5269..10ba8adae5 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_core_phpExpressionCompiler.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_core_phpExpressionCompiler.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 	function _throwParserErr(_p, _err)
 	{
-		throw("Syntax error while parsing '" + _p.expr + "' at " + 
+		throw("Syntax error while parsing '" + _p.expr + "' at " +
 			_p.pos + ", " + _err);
 	}
 
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@
 							break;
 
 						case '$':
+							// check for '$$' as used in placeholder syntax, it is NOT expanded and returned as is
+							if (_p.expr.charAt(_p.pos) == "$" && state == STATE_DEFAULT)
+							{
+								_p.pos++;
+								str += '$$';
+								break;
+							}
 							if (str)
 							{
 								_tree.push(str); str = "";
@@ -196,6 +203,10 @@
 	/**
 	 * Reads a string delimited by the char _delim or the regExp _delim from the
 	 * current parser context and returns it.
+	 *
+	 * @param {object} _p parser contect
+	 * @param {string} _delim delimiter
+	 * @return {string} string read (or throws an exception)
 	 */
 	function _php_readString(_p, _delim)
 	{