JavaScript 'include' function

[MeltingDog]

Hi all,

I am a bit of a newb to JS and the forum.

Was wondering if someone could help me:

I am hoping that JavaScript has something similar to PHP's include() function whereby you can include another file as part of your page.

IE: so I can write one html header and call it on each page I create, rather then having to repeat the same info per html file.

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks

[Padonak]

01	function include( filename ) {  // The include() statement includes and evaluates the specified file.
02	    // 
03	    // +   original by: mdsjack (http://www.mdsjack.bo.it)
04	    // +   improved by: Legaev Andrey
05	    // +   improved by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
06	    // +   improved by: Michael White (http://crestidg.com)
07	    // %        note 1: Force Javascript execution to pause until the file is loaded. Usually causes failure if the file never loads. ( Use sparingly! )
08	 
09	    var js = document.createElement('script');
10	    js.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript');
11	    js.setAttribute('src', filename);
12	    js.setAttribute('defer', 'defer');
13	    document.getElementsByTagName('HEAD')[0].appendChild(js);
14	 
15	    // save include state for reference by include_once
16	    var cur_file = {};
17	    cur_file[window.location.href] = 1;
18	 
19	    if (!window.php_js) window.php_js = {};
20	    if (!window.php_js.includes) window.php_js.includes = cur_file;
21	    if (!window.php_js.includes[filename]) {
22	        window.php_js.includes[filename] = 1;
23	    } else {
24	        window.php_js.includes[filename]++;
25	    }
26	 
27	    return window.php_js.includes[filename];
28	}

Example of use:  include('/js/imaginary1.js');

[toicontien]

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