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

Posted by Keonee Lesley
Keonee Lesley
4,714 Points

HOW TO write the code for an alert dialog with the message 'I DID IT!'

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

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= "shout.js">
  alert("I DID IT!")
  </script>
</body>
</html>
shout.js

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

Script tags that contain code should not also have a "src" attribute (and the instructions also did not ask for that).

The "src" attribute is for loading code in from an external file.