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

Posted by Ary de Oliveira
Ary de Oliveira
28,298 Points

Java Script

Challenge Task 1 of 1 The shout.js file contains JavaScript code. To use this code in the index.html file add the correct HTML to load the external JavaScript file into the index.html page. Make sure to add your code inside the <body> of the page.

<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <title>JavaScript Basics</title> <script> src="script.js"</script> </head> <body> <script> alert("HEY, YOU'RE LEARNING TO PROGRAM JAVASCRIPT!"); </script> </body> </html>

Need help I can not see my mistake error ...

Thank

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
   <script> src="script.js"</script>
</head>
<body> 
  <script>
       alert("HEY, YOU'RE LEARNING TO PROGRAM JAVASCRIPT!");
  </script>
</body>
</html>
shout.js 
alert("HEY, YOU'RE LEARNING TO PROGRAM JAVASCRIPT!");

3 Answers

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 Points

Hi Ary,

There are a couple things going wrong in the code. First off, you don't need to put the actual JavaScript code in the HTML file. Second, you are using the <script> to bring in the JS file, but your need to 1) Move it down into the body tags and 2) don't close the opening script tag until after the location of the file.

Corrected code is

<!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>

Hope this makes sense. Keep Coding! :)

Luksy Breezy
Luksy Breezy
268 Points
Luksy Breezy
Luksy Breezy
268 Points 
<script src="script.js"></script>
Ary de Oliveira
Ary de Oliveira
28,298 Points
Ary de Oliveira
Ary de Oliveira
28,298 Points

Cool thank you ....