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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Introducing JavaScript Write Another Program

Posted by kwasi osei
kwasi osei
Courses Plus Student 380 Points

it keeps saying Make sure you put the `<script>` tags inside the `<body>` of the page. I don't what I am doing wrong

what am I doing wrong? <!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <title>JavaScript Basics</title> <script> alert("Here's another message from Treehouse"); </script> </head> <body> <script src="scripts.js"></script> </body> </html>

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
  <script>
  alert("Here's another message from Treehouse");
  </script>
</head>
<body>
 <script src="scripts.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

1 Answer

furkan
furkan
11,733 Points
furkan
furkan
11,733 Points

Remove the src="" attribute inside the script tags. Just have the script tags alone. It should pass that question for you. Usually, you are expected to include an src attribute too.

Think of it like creating style tags inside the HTML document and applying your CSS inside the same document rather than another. It is essentially doing the same thing here but for javascript. Therefore you do not need to provide a src attribute.