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

Posted by Jonathan Nimene
Jonathan Nimene
473 Points

i need help on this entire subject.

I am not getting enough help wit the challenges to me the videos are not basic enough.

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>
<body>

</body>
</html>
shout.js

3 Answers

Charles Kenney
Charles Kenney
15,604 Points
Charles Kenney
Charles Kenney
15,604 Points

Hi Jonathon,

In order to utilize the javascript code on our webpage, we must first create a script tag referencing the javascript file we want to run. We do this by opening a <script> tag and adding a source (src) property, which will point to our javascript file. We do this in the body so that we can prioritize the loading of the Document Object Model before interacting with it.

  <body>
    <!-- javascript -->
    <script src="shout.js"></script>
  </body>

Then, in our javascript file, we need to write the code to display an alert dialog in the users browser. To do this, we call the alert function (alert()) and pass a string parameter with the message we want to display. In this case, the challenge wants us to say, 'I DID IT!'. So we should add the following code.

alert('I DID IT');

Hope this clears up any confusion, Charles

Jonathan Nimene
Jonathan Nimene
473 Points

Thank you very much!!

Vladut Astalos
Vladut Astalos
11,246 Points
Vladut Astalos
Vladut Astalos
11,246 Points

In the first task you have to link the 'shout.js' file to 'index.html'. You do this by adding this line just before your closing body tag (</body>)

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

Then for your second task you have to write in your 'shout.js' file a line of code that will open an alert box with the message 'I DID IT!'

alert('I DID IT!');
Barry Ort
Barry Ort
12,373 Points
Barry Ort
Barry Ort
12,373 Points

for the first challenge, write <script src="scripts.js"></script> between the body tag. for the second challenge, open the shout.js tab/file on the top of the page and write " alert('I did it'); "