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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Introducing JavaScript Using the Console

raju rayala
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raju rayala
Courses Plus Student 386 Points
Posted by raju rayala
raju rayala
Courses Plus Student 386 Points

At the beginning of this script on line 9, type the code required to print 'Begin program' to the browser's JavaScript c

At the beginning of this script on line 9, type the code required to print 'Begin program' to the browser's JavaScript console.

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("Begin program");
document.write("Welcome to JavaScript Basics");

</script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

The alert() function produces a popup window with a message, it does not write a message to the console. Which is what the task asks for. The function to write to the console is console.log().