{"id":273,"date":"2021-06-07T16:31:37","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T15:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/ahscomputinghtml\/?page_id=273"},"modified":"2021-06-07T22:16:20","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T21:16:20","slug":"where-to-store-javascript","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/ahscomputinghtml\/javascript\/where-to-store-javascript\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to store JavaScript"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-197\" src=\"https:\/\/glow-prod-sh.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/sh\/public\/ahscomputinghtml\/uploads\/sites\/3275\/2021\/06\/05211153\/sqa-h-150x150.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&#038;X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEP%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJIMEYCIQCsSWEU3LCvMloleV0ZSatRU%2FxLMKf64wW%2FuJ%2FJDhmREwIhAPtjDiIlkGWk%2F6R1LJNPC65juxfox5EEWoj7eyl3zksBKsIFCMf%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEQBRoMMjczNTcwMTk1NDMzIgyfrLmPg33BcKDHYOoqlgUuHQmp5KgSDLr98ZPv%2FdELTaG9PilG9GbRMqhb3tBzqARfO0lR6%2FsD%2BFV559z7arbQOqaPl2FxKlYuqvuLQ7nVEO0JWiH7D51IqCUSVNzsRBb8ReznPlrpxXV%2B3YFL0uGKDa20VhbrTtPOz%2FCXB%2F5yMF7dyTCzGBnYFE7TRhThYOMs84AiksYvlvGbTi1Qu2jYyhCFhj8sGVzK0pWHI7mJ1jnc%2FloFycUFAoGDLLFubLAupwsXJE77IP60uOApU1lGRJzjS7mceNBD4r9rmofuCdUs%2B5KWDRI3J0C3Aexj78dpQjcAW3EVsFipxXuhSPTVXchpXIitekN5PIBYJQ%2FnnI4IWkj9lD0SMRgF3ZudJZUyIKselwJYJJbNX3YeuCCXP1x%2FNQ6KM0fTuNM%2F5f3o6dkJXX4YF2k9qmsJZWtffage2Dh%2BzAlFK3CpFROiWYkixTOBNCNzVH3j%2FSpbF92%2BeuNoGBYOtDNlXxYiruq7DR0pEa7amFWcYFbCtjySmvspuyFQ5gyuNyHbzwXEHujVkG1NyWhhSR2EK1OV7I0iR%2FlA1pKBWDX%2BZRw408CaFOINvKwulA0QndG5RK167Vi%2B2zy1Rsf8vYKI3okwCXvOj7hBlFDkAMhegv4qRPeQ0cwkt9Clv%2FrjDyl0ckzfFVoS%2FCRRE%2BB673WVNxAIpSeWsFQWBd4%2FGE0HWijBWknvfmZlZm9NVy5ZQRhDhTTNDdarzqtIOJcQfRQ%2FJ1I0WZHqI3bkjeULzsbl9Pc5jtjSijbi%2FGlG3byw7i18oQHvh%2FUjXFWeHLwc7KKKcjjduiCz%2FtT%2Blw5UBvZnObzn9EZDEUb0mlQyS73rU5gplKDZWClVYnkrxF9wcSYZCJVlLuK5bVcW%2B7pW2TDV4Z7RBjqwAR9JGDyhbwEiCV%2FluakSP8T9D2uKZhGY62SvnCSIRYeuZj4dg%2FQp0XwL%2FA7ZYZBKZtaNer421O2N7iGtOENeAHbBV8qxj8gqeX4tb8k%2FusAJiCJr5S2FCQMHTei1ljZGsiIptfAlMZcT7cFDaCemYo2z%2BwHWfspmDRRNgx8YZ6eSee4pK%2F3qcaLh3KnX4ObWHeJ5HUKQNbGh1%2FpnoPsYrqgSGBImzu9em0qgcJm0or%2BW&#038;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&#038;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47UQLQHRQZW%2F20260609%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&#038;X-Amz-Date=20260609T065531Z&#038;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&#038;X-Amz-Expires=900&#038;X-Amz-Signature=d2c5f69377269d4a1ef83ab8f245f1985de4a65f24031625a5a276625e95afb3\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"97\" \/>As with CSS, JavaScript can be placed inside HTML elements, within an HTML file, or in a separate file.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Inline JavaScript<\/h1>\n<p>The JavaScript code to respond to an event is written inside the HTMl element.<\/p>\n<p>This is only suitable for very simple scripts.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"brush: xml; title: HTML body; notranslate\" title=\"HTML body\">\r\n&lt;button onclick=&quot;alert('You clicked me!')&quot;&gt;Click Me&lt;\/button&gt;\r\n<\/pre>\n<h1>Internal JavaScript Code<\/h1>\n<p>All JavaScript functions are written in a &lt;script&gt; block, often placed inside the &lt;head&gt; block for maintainability. A script block can contain multiple functions.<\/p>\n<p>Events then call these functions.<\/p>\n<p>Note: Program\/Text editors will use syntax highlighting for HTML, leaving the &lt;script&gt; blocks unformatted &#8211; and harder to debug.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"brush: xml; title: HTML head; notranslate\" title=\"HTML head\">&lt;script&gt;\r\n    function showCopyright() { \r\n        alert(&quot;This page is copyright A Person 2021&quot;); \r\n    }\r\n&lt;script&gt;<\/pre>\n<pre class=\"brush: xml; title: HTML body; notranslate\" title=\"HTML body\">&lt;button onclick=&quot;showCopyright()&quot;&gt;Copyright&lt;\/button&gt;<\/pre>\n<h1>External JavaScript File<\/h1>\n<p>If you will use the same scripts across several pages, then save them in a separate file &#8211; <strong>myscripts.js<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Add a link to the file in the &lt;head&gt; of the HTML:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"brush: jscript; title: myscripts.js; notranslate\" title=\"myscripts.js\">\r\nfunction showCopyright() { \r\n    alert(&quot;This page is copyright A Person 2021&quot;); \r\n}<\/pre>\n<pre class=\"brush: xml; title: HTML head; notranslate\" title=\"HTML head\">&lt;script src=&quot;myscripts.js&quot;&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;<\/pre>\n<pre class=\"brush: xml; title: HTML body; notranslate\" title=\"HTML body\">&lt;button onclick=&quot;showCopyright()&quot;&gt;Copyright&lt;\/button&gt;<\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As with CSS, JavaScript can be placed inside HTML elements, within an HTML file, or in a separate file. &nbsp; Inline JavaScript The JavaScript code to respond to an event is written inside the HTMl element. 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