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The simplest JavaScript in the world won't work!

Answer 1

+16 A:

I think the src tag overrides whatever's inside.

Try the following:

    <script type="text/javascript" src="JavaScript/Sample.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        MyPrint("Hello silly world!");
    </script>

Tim Čas 2010-10-24 20:49:29

That's the one. You can have code or `src`, but not both.

Kobi 2010-10-24 20:50:51

Well, replace `JavaScript/Sample.js` with whatever the script is, then replace the `MyPrint(...)` call with the function.

Tim Čas 2010-10-24 20:52:56

well done! thank you very much.

Boris 2010-10-24 21:03:35

I believe that the type attribute is not needed.

Šime Vidas 2010-10-24 21:07:39

@Sime Vidas, it's not needed on html5

Sinan Y. 2010-10-24 21:10:39

@Sinan OK, it is needed for validation. I meant that it is not needed in order for the JavaScript to execute properly in todays browers (regardless of the used DOCTYPE)

Šime Vidas 2010-10-24 21:13:15

@Sinan The type attribute gets ignored in nearly all browsers

indieinvader 2010-10-24 21:46:48

I think it's good practice to preserve the type anyways. Just my 2 cents.

Tim Čas 2010-10-24 21:50:20

John Resig wrote a pretty interesting blog post about this exactly. ["Degrading Script Tags"](http://ejohn.org/blog/degrading-script-tags/) deals with allowing something like `<script src='myscript.js'>code();</script>`. Give it a read!

clarkf 2010-10-25 00:14:54

I'm *guessing* it's the other way around than what you describe it - the internal script is ran on error (as in, when, say, the external script is missing)?

Tim Čas 2010-10-25 08:22:00

Answer 2

A:

window.onload = function(){
 MyPrint("Hello silly world!");
};

Misiur 2010-10-24 20:49:45

The script uses `document.write` so this will not have the desired behaviour.

David Dorward 2010-10-24 20:56:22

Answer 3

+3 A:

Your script can be considered loaded after the closing </script> element. This should work:

<!-- just a sidenote: type="text/javascript" is the default for script as of html5 -->
<script src="JavaScript/Sample.js"></script>
<script>MyPrint("Hello silly world!");</script>

The MYYN 2010-10-24 20:50:46

Answer 4

A:

<script type="text/javascript">
MyPrint("Hello silly world!");
</script>

conrad 2010-10-24 20:52:44

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