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

Gerard Draughon
Gerard Draughon
5,548 Points
Posted by Gerard Draughon
Gerard Draughon
5,548 Points

How do I write the code inside this file for an alert dialogue box. Thank you?

<script src="shout.js"></script>

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="shout.js"></script>
  <script>alert("I DID IT");
  </script>


</body>
</html>
shout.js

2 Answers

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

Like what Ted said, you should put the alert() function inside of the shout.js file, not create another <script> tag in the HTML and alert() a message.

To navigate to the shout.js file, you have to look right above the coding area in the challenge and click the tab that is labeled shout.js.

Then you move your alert("I DID IT"); part inside the file and completely delete the <script> tag (delete the one you created, not the <script src="shout.js"></script> one).

You then should be good to go :)

Ted Dunn
Ted Dunn
43,783 Points
Ted Dunn
Ted Dunn
43,783 Points

The alert function needs to be in the shout.js file, not the index.html file.