JavaScript – Basic Structure

What is JavaScript?

JavaScript (JS) is an interpreted computer programming language. As part of web browsers, implementations allow client-side scripts to interact with the user.
JavaScript was born in 1995, and it was developed by Netscape Communications Corporation.
See Wikipedia for further information at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript

A basic JavaScript Example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
<title>Title</title>
  
<style type="text/css"> 
... CSS code ...
</style> 
 
<script type="text/javascript" src="esempio.js"></script>
 
<script language="javascript">
/* This is a comment
in 2 or more lines */
// This is a siongle line comment
// ... JavaScript code ...
document.write("JavaScript Rules! YEAH!");
</script>

<noscript>
Your browser does not support JavaScript!
<meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="0; url=http://www.yourdomain.com/index.html"> 
</noscript>
 
</head>
  
<body>
... this is the web page content ...
</body>

</html>

How to load an external file

<script type="text/javascript" src="esempio.js"></script>

How to write code inside html5 page

<script language="javascript">
/* This is a comment
in 2 or more lines */
// This is a siongle line comment
// ... JavaScript code ...
document.write("JavaScript Rules! YEAH!");
</script>

If JavaScript is not enable:

<noscript>
Your browser does not support JavaScript!
</noscript>

How to redirect if JavaScript is not enabled:

<noscript>
Your browser does not support JavaScript!
<meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="0; url=http://www.yourdomain.com/index.html"> 
</noscript>

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