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This page describes how to embed javascript in an HTML document.
Script in <BODY>
This example has the script element in the
<body> element.
The browser will execute this code as soon as it is downloaded from the server.
<html>
<head>
<body>
<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript">
... code goes here ...
</script>
</body>
</head>
</html>
Script in <HEAD>
This example has the script element in the
<head> element.
The browser will try to run this when it loads, so usually code in the head
element contains functions which are run when called.
<html>
<head>
<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript">
... code goes here ...
</script>
</head>
</html>
External script
This example references an external javascript file.
The browser will handle the external file by downloading it and executing it.
<html>
<head>
<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript" src="jsfile.js">
</script>
</head>
</html>