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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Introducing JavaScript Write Another Program

Posted by Amelia Jones
Amelia Jones
579 Points

need help calling function

i cannot figure out how to call the function from within the <script> tags

index.html 
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <title>JavaScript Basics</title>
</head>
<body>
<script>
</body
</html>
<script>
alert("Warning");
<script>

1 Answer

Jazz Jones
Jazz Jones
8,535 Points
Jazz Jones
Jazz Jones
8,535 Points

Hi Amelia!

First you want to put the script tags inside the body tags like so

<body>
    <script></script>
</body>

Then you will put the alert inside the script tags

<body>
    <script>
           alert('Warning!');
    </script>
</body>
Amelia Jones
Amelia Jones
579 Points

thank you. can you explain why you put the back slashes in there?

Jazz Jones
Jazz Jones
8,535 Points
Jazz Jones
Jazz Jones
8,535 Points

The backlashes close the html tags