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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Introducing JavaScript Write Another Program

Arno Featherstone
Arno Featherstone
206 Points

I'm stuck on the challenge of adding opening and closing script tags. Not sure what is required.

On the first of two challenges, I'm asked to add opening and closing script tags. My attempt was the example given earlier: <script src=.... and i passed on to the 2nd part of the challenge, to add a phrase "Warning!"...i attempted that as well, prefacing with <script> then alert(..... when i check my work it somehow invalidates the passing of step one. what happened?

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="scripts.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

2 Answers

Antonio Paturzo
Antonio Paturzo
5,042 Points

Make sure you are putting your alert(); code in between the script tags like so: <script> alert("Warning!"); </script>. Hope this helps.

Arno Featherstone
Arno Featherstone
206 Points

I'm stuck. here is a screenshot...i do not know what i'm doing wrong and this is the 2nd or 3rd iteration that i've tried.

<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <title>JavaScript Basics</title> </head> <body> <script src="scripts.js"> <script>alert("Warning!");</script> </script> </body> </html>

Arno Featherstone
Arno Featherstone
206 Points

the comment is Bummer, looks like you didn't put the alert between the script tags...how else do i do that?