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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Introducing JavaScript Write Another Program

Posted by Gary Robinson
Gary Robinson
284 Points

Call alert

How do I call the alert() function in 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 src="main.js"></script>
  <script alert('Warning!')></script>
</body>
</html>

2 Answers

Cory Madden
Cory Madden
7,120 Points

Your code needs to be inside a script tag. Like

<script>alert("Help!")</script>
Mark Ihrig
Mark Ihrig
19,966 Points
Mark Ihrig
Mark Ihrig
19,966 Points

The first part of the challenge is to just put the script tags into the body of the html.

<script></script>

The second part of the challenge requires you to add the alert warning. This is the part that you are stuck on. alert("Warning!"); should be placed between your script tags in the body. You are missing a > on your script tag and you have ' instead of " around your warning. Your code should look like this:

<script>alert("Warning!");</script>