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

EDDY saqchez
EDDY saqchez
635 Points
Posted by EDDY saqchez
EDDY saqchez
635 Points

cant get this right alert('I DID IT!')

cant get this right added this in the shout.js

alert('I DID IT!')

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

2 Answers

Olga DC
Olga DC
16,680 Points
Olga DC
Olga DC
16,680 Points

Hi Eddy. One of the closing tags for the scripts is in the wrong place. It's missing in the script inside the head, and placed by mistake just before the closing tag of the body element. The rest is OK.

Blayne Holland
Blayne Holland
19,321 Points
Blayne Holland
Blayne Holland
19,321 Points

might be a syntax error. There shouldn't be a space between "alert" and "('I DID It!')" 

alert('I DID It!');

edit: +1 for Olga's response