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JavaScript JavaScript Basics Hello, JavaScript! Add JavaScript to HTML

Penelope Grayson
Penelope Grayson
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Posted by Penelope Grayson
Penelope Grayson
4,939 Points

Why won't my content display before the second alert, even though the script is just before the closing <body> tag?

Near the end of the video, Guil moves the script for the second alert near the bottom of the page, just before the closing <body> tag. This results in the html content being displayed before the second alert.

This didn't work for me, does anyone know why? I am using Chrome.

I managed to get it to work by using a (complicated looking....to me) window.addEventListener event that I found on google, but I'd love to know why it didn't work like in the video.

Thanks!

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
215,372 Points

It's probably due to a difference in the behavior of browsers when the video was made. Modern ones defer rendering of the page until after all the JavaScript code has finished running.

Penelope Grayson
Penelope Grayson
4,939 Points
Penelope Grayson
Penelope Grayson
4,939 Points

Ok, thank you very much Steven, that makes perfect sense!

Agop Karoghlanian
Agop Karoghlanian
Courses Plus Student 9,031 Points

Thanks for the clarification Steven.