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

Abanather Negusu
Abanather Negusu
579 Points
Posted by Abanather Negusu
Abanather Negusu
579 Points

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

the question is in the header any help counts guys thank you.

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">
  alert ("I DID IT!"); </script>


</body>
</html>
shout.js

2 Answers

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

The JavaScript code should be in the shout.js file.

A <script> tag that has a src attribute to load from a file should not have any content between the open and closing tags. So after task 1, select the other tab to switch files, and put the task 2 code there.

Chris Jardine
Chris Jardine
13,299 Points
Chris Jardine
Chris Jardine
13,299 Points

Hi Abanather

The alert should be written in the shout.js file not the index.html. Just delete the "alert" in the index.html file so you just have:

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

and in the shout.js file just place you alert here:

alert('I DID IT!');