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JavaScript

Posted by Antonio Ascue Avalos
Antonio Ascue Avalos
3,023 Points

In JavaScript and the DOM video - A simple example. Why is not the CSS-folder needed in script-tag of the app.js file?

Why does this work to linke to the app.js <script src = "app.js" ></script>?

Should it not be: <script src = "css/app.js" ></script> ?

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,201 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
243,201 Points

The location of files in specific folders is only a convention and not a technical necessity. The important thing is for the path to accurately reflect where the file is located on the system. In this case, the "app.js" file is located in the same folder as the HTML file, so the the folder part of the path is not used.

Also, if a folder were to be used, the common convention is to use a folder name associated with the type of file. So the "css" folder would normally only contain style sheets and not JavaScript code files. A more appropriate location for this file might be "js/app.js".