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JavaScript JavaScript Basics Hello, JavaScript! Write JavaScript Statements

Posted by Jamar Taylor
Jamar Taylor
9,586 Points

I need help please.

I'm not sure what I'm missing here.

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

console.log ('Begin program' );
document.write ("Welcome to JavaScript Basics");
console.log ("End Program")
</script>
</body>
</html>
app.js 
console.log("Begin program"); 
alert("I am Programming!");

1 Answer

Lukas Schmid
Lukas Schmid
7,002 Points
Lukas Schmid
Lukas Schmid
7,002 Points

If you want to run the code in the file app.js, you need to include the link to this app.js file to the html file. E.g.

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

console.log ('Begin program' );
document.write ("Welcome to JavaScript Basics");
console.log ("End Program")
</script>
<script src="app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Lukas Schmid
Lukas Schmid
7,002 Points

Or inside the <head> element. Depending when you want to execute it. At the end of the body, it executes the code AFTER your script inside the body and in the head, it executes at FIRST

Jamar Taylor
Jamar Taylor
9,586 Points

I'm still receiving an error.