Can I load javascript code using <link> tag ?

Question

Hello,

Can I load javascript code using <link> tag in my website ?

For example I have a javascript file, test.js, which contains the simple code alert('hello');

Can I make the popup window appear using:

<link href="test.js"></link>

Thanks

Answer 1

JavaScript code would generally be loaded using a script tag, like so:

<script type="text/javascript" src="test.js"></script>

Answer 2

You need to use the <script> tag to include JavaScript source files:

<script type="text/javascript" src="mysrc.js"></script>

The end tag must be the full </script>, don't abbreviate the way you can with some tags as in <script type="text/javascript" src="..."/>.

Yes, alert statements in the included source will appear when they are evaluated by the browser.

For information on the uses of the <link> tag, see w3.org.

Answer 3

No. A Link tag like is for CSS files or for relational links (like next).

This is not the way to load javascript into the page. You need to use the <script> tag:

<script language="javascript" src="file.js" />

Answer 4

I know how to load javascript files. But the question is if there is any alternative way to load javascript like using the link tag

Answer 5

Using jquery/javascript you can hook into the click event on the href element. You can then do any processing you need.

Answer 6

No. There was a proposal to allow:

<link rel="script" href=".../script.js"/>

analogously to stylesheets. This is even quoted as an example in the HTML 4 DTD, but browser implementation never happened. Shame, as this would have been much cleaner.