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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Introducing JavaScript Link to an External Script

Barb Oladele
Barb Oladele
1,416 Points
Posted by Barb Oladele
Barb Oladele
1,416 Points

alert message location

Exercise 2.2

Problem: I cannot get past :it looks like task 1 is not processing message The java script is located in the body of the HTML as instructed and the alert message is before the end of the bottom closing tag. Please point where I am in error.

Sample HTML Task 1 <!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <title>JavaScript Basics</title> </head> <body> <Script Src ="shout.js"></Script> </body> </html>

Task2

<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <title>JavaScript Basics</title> </head> <body> <Script> alert("I DID IT"); </alert> </body> </html>

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>
<body>
  <Script>
    alert("I DID IT"); 
    </Script>
</body>
</html>
shout.js

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points

The JavaScript code is in the wrong place.

The only thing you will add to the HTML in this challenge is the line which will load in the shout.js file. The actual script code will be added to shout.js (on the other tab).

Barb Oladele
Barb Oladele
1,416 Points
Barb Oladele
Barb Oladele
1,416 Points

Thanks for the help. I moved the alert message from the HTML tab to the JS.tab and it worked. Thanks