JavaScript not rendering if place inside the body tag?

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JavaScript not rendering if place inside the body tag?

BinaryTrek

Hi humans!
I'm a JavaScript newbie and new here.
I've learned so far that JavaScript can be placed anywhere between the <head></head> or <body></body> tag in an HTML document. I've been doing some exercises Alerts: I placed my JavaScript code between the head section of my page and it works fine, but when placed between the body tags; the browser seems to just ignore it. Nothing happens.

Can someone explain me why is this?

DanInMA

please post an example.

BinaryTrek

It works fine if I place the code inside the head section:

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html lang="en">

<head>
 <title>Web Page title</title>

<script>
function yetAnotherAlert(){
alert("hello World");
}
</script>

</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>

and why it doesn't if I place the code between the body section of the document; nothing happens! Anybody??
example:

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html lang="en">

<head>
 <title>Web Page title</title>

</head>
<body>

<script>
function yetAnotherAlert(){
alert("hello World");
}
</script>


</body>
</html>

Jeff_Mott

Neither of your examples ever calls the yetAnotherAlert function, so right now, neither example does anything. I suspect the code you posted isn't the code you're actually working with. Post your actual code, then maybe we can help.