CSPP552: Web Programming, JavaScript part 3

What does it look like?

• C++/Java-like syntax
• Placed directly in HTML files
• Use <SCRIPT> tag
  • Entire script code is in an HTML comment
  • This is a hack
  • Example:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!-- JavaScript code starts here
   
 document.writeln("Your crummy web browser is " +
	           navigator.appName + "<p>" );
   
 // script ends here -->
</SCRIPT>

• Notice the document.writeln() method and the navigator.appName object property
• End the actual code with // blah -->, otherwise Netscape complains
• Debugging with Netscape: type javascript: into the URL location for the debugger.