C# allows a reserved word to be used as a property name via the ampersand.  e.g.
// In ASP.NET MVC, we use @class to define 
// the css class attribute for some HtmlHelper methods.
var htmlObject = new { readonly = "readonly", @class = "ui-state-highlight" }
I want to do the same in JavaScript.  e.g.
function makeGrid(grid, pager) {
    grid.jqGrid({
        caption: 'Configurations',
        colNames: ['Id', 'Name'],
        colModel: [
            { name: 'Id', index: 'Id' },
            { name: 'Name', index: 'Name', editable: true, 
              editoptions: { readonly: 'readonly', class: 'FormElement readonly' } },
          ],
        pager: pager,
        url: 'www.example.com/app/configurations") %>',
        editurl: 'www.example.com/app/configurations/edit") %>'
    }).navGrid(pager, { edit: true, add: false, del: false, search: false }, {}, {}, {});
}
Note class: 'FormElement readonly' is supposed to set the css class value on jqGrid's edit dialog, but IE errors out on the reserved word.
Is there an escape character in JavaScript too?  #class? @class? &class?  Otherwise, how might I tell jqGrid to set the css class on the popup editor?  Thank you.