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

Posted by Pride Paradzai
Pride Paradzai
6,373 Points

Inside the shout.js file, write the code for an alert dialog with the message 'I DID IT!

bummer

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>;



</body>
</html>
shout.js

3 Answers

Chris Davis
Chris Davis
16,280 Points
Chris Davis
Chris Davis
16,280 Points

Looks like you forgot your closing carrot > on your script tag, right before your closing script tag in your html file.

Proper syntax is...

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

Hope that helps :thumbsup:

Hasan ALRUBAYE
Hasan ALRUBAYE
3,326 Points
Hasan ALRUBAYE
Hasan ALRUBAYE
3,326 Points

alert('I DID IT!');

Pride Paradzai
Pride Paradzai
6,373 Points
Pride Paradzai
Pride Paradzai
6,373 Points

thank u