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

eddie chen
eddie chen
3,790 Points
Posted by eddie chen
eddie chen
3,790 Points

Task one not passing?

The line of code under the body was the task that i was asked to do, and I passed it, after doing the second task, for some strange reason, task 1 can be passed, can someone's enlighten me a little bit on this matter? Many thanks!

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

Nick Yoho
Nick Yoho
6,957 Points
Nick Yoho
Nick Yoho
6,957 Points

Your alert should be in the shout.js file, not as a second script in the html file

Adam Kelm
Adam Kelm
29,082 Points
Adam Kelm
Adam Kelm
29,082 Points

Since your index.html is linked to the shout.js file, anything written in shout.js will run in index.html. With that in mind, try writing your code in shout.js.