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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Introducing JavaScript Link to an External Script

Posted by Mathew Yangang
Mathew Yangang
4,433 Points

Link to an external script

Where do i put the opening and closing script, because i tried that but i keep getting turn down

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

2 Answers

Matt Brock
Matt Brock
28,330 Points
Matt Brock
Matt Brock
28,330 Points

The HTML tag you need is the <script> tag. You have <shout> which does not exist. You've also got an equals sign inside your src attribute, which should not be there.

Mathew Yangang
Mathew Yangang
4,433 Points
Mathew Yangang
Mathew Yangang
4,433 Points

In the question shout.js was the external file I needed to link with the HTML file, but I don't know exactly where the scripts goes and the shout.js goes

Matt Brock
Matt Brock
28,330 Points

You have it in the right place. I see you also wrote the name of the file as shouts.js instead of shout.js. That would prevent the file from loading. Most scripts should be inserted right before the closing <body> tag, just as you have it!