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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Introducing JavaScript The Console Challenge

Posted by Ellie Jacques
Ellie Jacques
817 Points

Do I need to place script tags around the console.log("message"); commands?

If I don't use script tags, the "console.log("message");" shows up on the webpage. But Dave didn't say to use them - 1) do I need to use them, and 2) if not, how do I get the text of the command NOT to show up on the page? Thanks!

Ellie Jacques
Ellie Jacques
817 Points

Figured it out! I realized that I was inputting the console.log command into the html file, not the javascript file!

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

Congratulations on resolving your own issue. :+1:

As you discovered, you can put JavaScript code in your HTML file using <script> tags, but for anything substantial it's much better to have a separate file and load that from the HTML.

Mohammed Munier Hamoud Shikh
Mohammed Munier Hamoud Shikh
1,616 Points
Mohammed Munier Hamoud Shikh
Mohammed Munier Hamoud Shikh
1,616 Points

Yes, you must put els ""or ''if you want to print a String (Text).But later you will see that we are able to print the content of the variables.