{"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 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=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEF8aCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJHMEUCIQCM8hGYyh5osUpEds5xsKa9XRt1gsfwdTbvJN3KtC9RlwIgV9KhwJ3iUZwclZgk4WEFfwo0P0Vf%2B1wOZZR3beeNkeQquQUIKBAFGgwyNzM1NzAxOTU0MzMiDMi79bcXpe%2Fjb8ejMCqWBfUzDC9UX%2Bpjm1avtZxpDS%2F8exiOTKkjnWBD6YNwTUMRXBAoasy65TdHQ08X2mvcXBWwiJrfAt8NrVVYKon%2BnNl2ZAOS2%2BxhDz6v8gORmgpOFE9XjaycoSoMRETxWLTWDE9ew4g%2FbwtWsFiK4GFc8VwtEWDE1u5Y9w3v0xTToMc63hkcU1VO0yg6CwnfQdHBNW6qGvJndu61fD6028kA2ZxPN9vnk%2B5NwfBlr94dSJEnG6P9lJj%2BtKxthW1XkVPzR00Xg02qaCGkUYfVqNIIv3zxIWte7Hm59VxVSXCZFN1fdbj5rd7lk2yV5m3lMP7PEpu5AdWSWL1F1QskzMKaRgR%2BMHKA%2Fi%2BDpXhrQtSf9Pud4cHgjhKZ8a5nkcIF%2BSD%2FPs5LhmOiFYBMfwwnBGvvwWoljJO3Q6r2z%2FTL1miR4Vt3%2BDmqgrwBmAf5AkSCa6%2FXrIDPS9FCCr1mJ%2Fchd0zAVVSUkHKB2doqTyFgj8nKA%2FfVW88r%2FYuZOcVnsSRluM4b0UMqSIfyl2sBwFSz2CPW%2F%2BjvzfG0MaZJRmfX0mNMCrcVuLJ4u%2Bf5dI7%2F2r0taI5Ea%2FgP7X%2F1iHncOLgdKl6DpMlsJTdHggOXn1BZky0bsaSmlPudlCCQodlGsDvGIo%2B59bZh2%2FY84v%2FslEwXYDmf2eNGuOl5OJuPg2IGYWIJ1xUbhsUH0mhnoEJCc%2F4szxl6WPdBHJkaARfZwOvONogk%2BRgIJWb66fl7ayD9eIK95B0MSaXigvD5ZnP1zPEAhN3Qc7bhFt6k6X54m%2FVqTwQiUHrhUWcgkF0Td5tvkBT5FTcEzY2%2FYj0Jd4psFjwj6n3im7VvmZuFYJaQH3Bqa0bqRPgV5P3tsKwtZNhyBXX0hPY4aOiaEd9aMPb4lNMGOrEBkE0rk2NlXxEn1QmmVRFwAXG13dRVTFHW7LUlRJMAuHBYVshzwuX7C72%2BJ%2BhTZ7g2h2xkjVMCKvv8rs%2B1Ke12SzM9rYllgM6NniXOphMd1%2BGvEkyHws1bK0ZK8uhox1Bz1pYmmfBdCy24gS4L9R3G4cM5ZFZzv%2BLrm4lIf%2B77SjhViiseOCFCfRPP9XnNcGUFZVDoqAaBiKQ29lmSrFsenCwo9ASAz%2FnnhU19YOxnPecg&#038;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&#038;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47UY74IHPRH%2F20260725%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&#038;X-Amz-Date=20260725T232104Z&#038;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&#038;X-Amz-Expires=900&#038;X-Amz-Signature=a671262a1d5f5e0db2026f03ffccbc4e23ccd6ed0ff271edd94d4d63bdfb5f6b\" 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. This is only suitable for very simple scripts. &lt;button onclick=&quot;alert(&#8216;You clicked me!&#8217;)&quot;&gt;Click Me&lt;\/button&gt; Internal JavaScript Code All JavaScript functions are written in a &lt;script&gt; block, often placed inside the &lt;head&gt; block for maintainability. 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