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

Sneha Mondal
Sneha Mondal
219 Points
Posted by Sneha Mondal
Sneha Mondal
219 Points

The shout.js file that will contain JavaScript code. To use this code in the index.html file add the correct HTML to loa

<reference path="shout.js"/>

It is showing parse error. what is wrong in it?

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

1 Answer

Steven Ang
Steven Ang
41,751 Points
Steven Ang
Steven Ang
41,751 Points 
<script src="shout.js">
// Remove the reference path.
</script>
// Then type your code inside the shout.js file.