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Charles Jones
Courses Plus Student 646 Pointsjs file
What does YOU did not call the alert() in js file mean
<!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"></script>
alert("I DID IT")
</body>
</html>
3 Answers
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherHi there! When you open the challenge, you will see two tabs. One has the index.html file and one has the shout.js file. In your HTML, you link your html to shout.js. And that part, you did just fine. But then you're supposed to put the alert statement in the shout.js file. You have, however, put it in your HTML file.
Take another look at the question you posted. At the bottom you'll see a black empty box with the title shout.js. It's the one that's supposed to contain the alert.
Hope this helps!
Also, don't forget the exclamation point on the end!
Zack Lee
Courses Plus Student 17,662 PointsIts asking you to load the script in the html and call the alert in the js file.
index.html
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<script src="shout.js"/>
<title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
shout.js
alert("I DID IT");
Charles Jones
Courses Plus Student 646 PointsThanks