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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Introducing JavaScript Your First JavaScript Program

Robin Archer
Robin Archer
1,203 Points
Posted by Robin Archer
Robin Archer
1,203 Points

Document.write method?

I am not familiar with the above method. I was taking MASH when the instructor began teaching on Java Script. So I began taking the Java Script Basics class which is where I am stuck. The quiz is asking me to code something that wasn't covered in the previous video. So I am wondering if I am in the wrong class. I guess I will go back to what I was originally taking. Thank you. I hope I explained this well enough as I am very new to coding anything anywhere with a computer.

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

<body>
</body>

<document.write>
// <"Welcome to my site>"

</script>

</html>

4 Answers

David McGrath
David McGrath
5,207 Points
David McGrath
David McGrath
5,207 Points

Robin Archer - I hope you haven't given up! I copied this from the "Code Challenge" and it works perfectly.

The only line that needed to be added was:

document.write("Welcome to my site");

Here is the entire script (HINT: copy and paste this into the code challenge and it will work):

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>

<body>
</body>

<script>
// Write your code here.
  document.write("Welcome to my site");
</script>

</html>
Robin Archer
Robin Archer
1,203 Points
Robin Archer
Robin Archer
1,203 Points

Thank you! Thank you! so so much Dave.

Michelle

Dean Gray
Dean Gray
12,487 Points
Dean Gray
Dean Gray
12,487 Points

Hi,

I thought I would explain document.write in a little more detail. The teacher is asking you to use a built in JavaScript function which basically adds whatever you put in between the brackets to the page, in this case a string. 

// When you see double quotes at the beginning of the line it means the line is a comment 
document.write("Welcome to my site");
David McGrath
David McGrath
5,207 Points
David McGrath
David McGrath
5,207 Points

Try this:

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>

<body>
  <script>
    // <"Welcome to my site">
    document.write("Welcome to my site");
  </script>
</body>
</html>
Robin Archer
Robin Archer
1,203 Points
Robin Archer
Robin Archer
1,203 Points

Thank you for your help but I have written in yours as well as another answer and neither are correct. I give up. Would be great if the instructor answered this because I cannot go forward. I am stuck!

Robin Archer
Robin Archer
1,203 Points
Robin Archer
Robin Archer
1,203 Points

Hi Dave, No I haven't given up...slightly aggravated lol...I will try this tomorrow. Thank you.