This code has some error!

[aoeguy]

Whats the fault here?!?

<script>

function E404(){
var pageURL=location.href //THIS PAGE
var nfp="http://home.tiscalinet.ch/banditsclan/404.htm" //GoTo
//REDIRECT PAGE
var redir=nfp+"?404="+pageURL
//document.write(redir)
window.setTimeout("location.href=redir,1")
}

</script>

Answers please

[Charles]

1) The SCRIPT element requires a "type" attribute.

2) You are misusing the "setTimeout()" method.

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function E404(){window.setTimeout("location.href = 'http://home.tiscalinet.ch/banditsclan/404.htm' + '?404=' + location.href", 1)}
// -->
</script>

[aoeguy]

thanks

Whats the difference between the script and the type="text/javascript" ?

[Charles]

Originally posted by aoeguy
Whats the difference between the script and the type="text/javascript" ? The one is right and the other is wrong. There are lots of client side scripting languages out there. See http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/interact/scripts.html#edef-SCRIPT.

[fredmv]

Originally posted by aoeguy
Whats the difference between the script and the type="text/javascript" ? Under certain DOCTYPEs you need to define a type attribute in the <script> element. However, the <script> element defaults to JavaScript.

[Charles]

Originally posted by fredmv
However, the <script> element defaults to JavaScript. From the HTML 4.01 Specification:
Documents that do not specify default scripting language information and that contain elements that specify an intrinsic event script are incorrect. User agents may still attempt to interpret incorrectly specified scripts but are not required to.
http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/interact/scripts.html#h-18.2.2.1

[fredmv]

Point well taken. I remember reading that somewhere and it seems to be correct. Thanks for clearing that up though. ;)

Although if you run the following code for example (note that the language or type attribute is not defined):<script>
alert("Hello, World");
</script>Under Mozilla Firebird 0.7 and IE6, it is executed as JavaScript.

[Charles]

Yes, some browseres do quite well at recovering from HTML errors. But we ought to publish correct mark up nonetheless.

[fredmv]

I completely agree with you.