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

Posted by Alondra Cantero
Alondra Cantero
5,511 Points

I don't know what to do!!!!

what am i doing wrong??

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

1 Answer

Tatiana Perry
Tatiana Perry
17,156 Points
Tatiana Perry
Tatiana Perry
17,156 Points

Take the code alert("I DID IT!"); and then place it in the shout.js.

<!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>

shout.js

alert("I DID IT!");
Tatiana Perry
Tatiana Perry
17,156 Points
Tatiana Perry
Tatiana Perry
17,156 Points

It works like this since you are adding the link to the external script, which is shout.js. You just add whatever js you want to run there and then link that shout.js in the HTML document.