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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Introducing JavaScript Where Does JavaScript Go?

Eppu Vahtola
Eppu Vahtola
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Posted by Eppu Vahtola
Eppu Vahtola
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Just JavaScript in .js-file?

Hi,

In the "Where does JavaScript go" video Dave says that .js-files can contain only JavaScript and no other languages, however in the previous lesson we used js to print out a h1 html-element on the page? So we can include html in js-files, at least some elements?

2 Answers

Ryan Field
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Ryan Field
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Ryan Field
Ryan Field
Courses Plus Student 21,242 Points

Hi, Eppu. When you are including HTML this way, it's really just strings that you are writing, which will be printed to the DOM, and thus interpreted by browsers as HTML.

Eppu Vahtola
Eppu Vahtola
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Eppu Vahtola
Eppu Vahtola
8,531 Points

Hi Ryan. Thanks for your answer. I think I understand how this works, and apparently this will be explained more in-depth in future lessons.