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JavaScript JavaScript Basics Hello, JavaScript! What to Expect

Posted by Hamza Obic
Hamza Obic
165 Points

The GIF wouldn't appear on the screen and it said error. why is that happening?

when i copy the line of code into a website the gif wouldnt show up and there was an error in the console.

VICTORIA DENNIS
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VICTORIA DENNIS
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 3,679 Points

I found it didn't work for me on some sites because of certain permissions of the site. If you look back at the code, it told me in red what wasn't being loaded and why. It said the script violated some law of privacy. So I tried it on a different website, and the gif and other images loaded.

5 Answers

Robert Young
Robert Young
8,188 Points
Robert Young
Robert Young
8,188 Points

I think that some browser security settings don't like the .gif autoloading... but i don't know.

Fred Bit
Fred Bit
190 Points
Fred Bit
Fred Bit
190 Points

I had to change the image URL that was being referenced, so not a cat but a chick. Worked after that.

AHARON YOSEF
AHARON YOSEF
2,413 Points
AHARON YOSEF
AHARON YOSEF
2,413 Points

I had the same experience as Victoria. I tried it first on one web site and the image appeared. However, after trying in on the MDN web site, I got the image error.

Samuel Weirton
Samuel Weirton
6,945 Points
Samuel Weirton
Samuel Weirton
6,945 Points

I had a similar problem. Firefox wouldn't even let me paste the code. Try this: 1.) open up the workspace in Google Chrome. 2.) select "Preview Workspace" (eye icon on the top right) 3.) press ctrl + shift + j 4.) copy and paste the preview.js code into the console and hit enter

Good luck!

Syed Pasha
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Syed Pasha
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 204 Points
Syed Pasha
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Syed Pasha
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 204 Points

gif does not work because I believe its not available anymore. I went to giphy and got a different gif URL and it worked right away.