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The <script> tag

Definition and Usage

Defines a script, such as a JavaScript.

Tips and Notes

Note: Code within this element is executed immediately when the page is loaded, if it is not in a function . Script appearing after a <frameset> tag will be ignored.

Example

XHTML Output
<script type="text/javascript">
document.write("Hello World!")
</script>		  

Required Attributes

DTD indicates in which XHTML 1.0 DTD the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, and F=Frameset.

Attribute Value Description DTD
type text/ecmascript
text/javascript
text/jscript
text/vbscript
text/vbs
text/xml		 Indicates the MIME type of the script STF

Optional Attributes

Attribute Value Description DTD
charset charset Defines the character encoding used in script STF
defer defer Indicates that the script is not going to generate any document content. The browser can continue parsing and drawing the page STF
src URL Defines a URL to a file that contains the script (instead of inserting the script into your HTML document, you can refer to a file that contains the script) STF

Standard Attributes

language, xml:space

For a full description, go to Standard Attributes.

Event Attributes

NONE

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