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JavaScript JavaScript Basics (Retired) Introducing JavaScript Write Another Program

Posted by Latina Bell
Latina Bell
496 Points

Unsure of where to put alert function

Please help. I am stuck

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

</body>
</html>

1 Answer

Daniel Landon Jr
Daniel Landon Jr
14,733 Points
Daniel Landon Jr
Daniel Landon Jr
14,733 Points

Unsure as to what you mean by where to put it...It will work just fine inside the script tag that you have.

However there is a problem with your code. You cannot create a script tag and give it an attribute of src and then put code inside the script tags...that just does not work.

Incorrect

<script src="script.js"> alert
    alert("Warning!")
</script>

Correct

<script>
    alert("Warning!");
</script>

<script src='script.js'></script>

also, you added an extra "alert" to the code that should not be there. And you missed the ; at the end of your alert statement. While javascript is forgiving about this sort of thing it is best practice to include it at the end of most lines.

hope this helps.

Latina Bell
Latina Bell
496 Points

Thank you so much! I now can see where I made the mistake. Thank you!