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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Introducing JavaScript Write Another Program

James Cornwell
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James Cornwell
Courses Plus Student 92 Points
Posted by James Cornwell
James Cornwell
Courses Plus Student 92 Points

How do I put alert("Warning!"); into a direct function like stated in the instruction video?

I need a better explanation of how to add the alert into a function for this second challenge. I have watched the video 3 times and get confused during this portion.

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>
 <script>
  alert("Warning!");



</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

Your JavaScript code should be between a starting <script> tag and an ending </script> tag, but the ending tag seems to be missing.

Also, there should be only one set of script tags in this challenge. And the instructions don't ask for it to have a "src" attribute. That's only used when you want to pull in a script from an external file.