{"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=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEOL%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FwEaCWV1LXdlc3QtMSJHMEUCIBUYkv63XIfQ6SpdAsqD1QPkpovGRrdW8f0tcS35QjvIAiEAkAYYs5uNDnblqnlwj%2Fwoiym9RA0bIDnCI4oqGzf6MY0qwgUIq%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2F%2FARAFGgwyNzM1NzAxOTU0MzMiDPkDrGZ293jRQrlgYiqWBQ2kjXPN7FgEL4m0%2FoEdkXNkt1x5kARQvNX%2Bn%2BKSf88Y5TslHT97IRm7Iy1bzn9oQyyq3WpIkxDeV4%2BhhX3Pi7vGhLoAitNCuH08iFPTmOb8xvYkrlNq2GM%2F2yds12zOBbTWzb%2Bvav88TJkjlxWwnR61UjGlAZS0rvxF%2F3drMAJ8Se6hViYD6EAA2t54J84X%2BPY2dmMKJJmKcDfK%2BJZkOdvoRN9x7APbY62ng26dOIBJMQ%2BrLTNCOxhqAV53nYATvP8oMQjHVzxE5N9q%2BW2aOJPTxFJlXiIvtTZvFwg4ir95o29xJal5xn9zLf8D1ZU%2Fns0n88%2B8XaqlfcTDZJl%2BWPQ94IUHDVYlQuOi7LjnKE2lcvKQcEVSnOY06KiCzWCWMIGcovL7rYtIX8AONUvYFtQ5eQ2qihWtaEK1dcWsL5cC5inpiONKWI0KP9gzgPdcB0h3ZzPCv3xgCj%2F6G6DsWQ5JWih2EiLlc1ifEihImEAbliQw8B%2FAfSZ%2FBLxdHz1EsPkOmVHbIDx1le7rVqtsGVHtU2hPfAHhgwECQNKfwGGBg0qQVoDF%2B4XJDxaxiS7N1U5hlSveeu92uDDBIyUeLL6iZwujXx%2FXj3ziQLQOs3JkaSD5pD78TsqCHkMOfAVr2X07CiG%2BfQ37XBts%2BW4RTNYJvFTtcUXp1eeSWCeHGGkLbSFqh5evbINkfK%2Fh4K2abL09Da597dNjXu6cP2oBIDtL1oD7Z6ucyDlublv%2Bd%2F%2FU4%2B%2FIprTHM1mlT71TDMIRDASlgT0P%2BY6C%2FF9m8srw2UminGb6OVY7WJlD5OztpH0b62%2Fnp0A8XLJBbruBw3zKhD%2FbMTX9auyBxO3fOZLzKBkZzErhSxAlItnNDmmyuha5MepiHJlgMKWnotQGOrEBSSyn5y8eCKwiut%2F97dpVPn1LXg%2F4j0eUUEWRJK3xPk5ephBtgAJYzSOrtnbIirR6jpcXi1yH4XGWIMTy%2B1TSkfWj7bJOh1nuo7iFTu%2B1QvNs08ztw0vKY%2B2hTea7SUdLVa7I4crHxDZDv7FrWWy1maiDXvYvojPq%2FfXBmFD%2Bcq8ogXu7EPRDNRHEaeMOTt2gcriE4unFiRq8pAPV%2BeFZvfU3SHdEWiGOpKJcb9I5anMU&#038;X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&#038;X-Amz-Credential=ASIAT7MQN47UQD36QSPP%2F20260821%2Feu-west-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&#038;X-Amz-Date=20260821T181428Z&#038;X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&#038;X-Amz-Expires=900&#038;X-Amz-Signature=c6dc1278185d928e0ce6b19d64d895ea9da10e6e5549366fb5610565295c1268\" 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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