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Adding script JS in HTML problem

Answer 1

+3 A:

Because <script> tag MUST have a closing tag in HTML4

Another source for information: XHTML - Is writing self closing tags for elements not traditionally empty bad practise?

Rubens Farias 2009-10-17 13:36:22

Answer 2

+11 A:

from this ticket (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/69913/why-dont-self-closing-script-tags-work)

(please note that in the referenced ticket the accepted answer is not actually correct)

Note that IE does not support XHTML parsing. Even if you use an XML declaration and/or an XHTML doctype, IE still parses the document as plain HTML. And in plain HTML, the self-closing syntax is not supported. The trailing slash is just ignored, you have to use an explicit closing tag.

Even browsers with support for XHTML parsing will still parse the document as HTML unless you serve the document with a xml mime type. But in that case IE will not display the document at all!

seengee 2009-10-17 13:37:17

Note that the accepted answer on the other question is in fact wrong – or at least it’s not the reason for this behaviour.

Konrad Rudolph 2009-10-17 13:44:32

yeah, should have pointed that out. the answer i quoted was not actually the accepted answer.

seengee 2009-10-17 14:03:32

Answer 3

+2 A:

The HTML specification requires that you have an end tag for a script element. The former is not valid HTML, while the latter is.

tvanfosson 2009-10-17 13:38:24

Answer 4

+1 A:

Closing the tags I think is best viewed in code and also I think a good practice. If you follow this tip will no longer have such problems.

2009-10-17 13:46:37

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