JavaScript: Inline Script with SRC Attribute?

include, javascript

Solution

It's either one or the other, not both. The `src` attribute of the `<script>` tag has precedence over the body of the tag.

HTML 4.01 Specification:

The script may be defined within the contents of the SCRIPT element or in an external file. If the `src` attribute is not set, user agents must interpret the contents of the element as the script. If the `src` has a URI value, user agents must ignore the element's contents and retrieve the script via the URI.

Problem

I'm used to including and using JS like so: ``` <script type='text/javascript' src='/path/to/script.js'></script> .... <script type='text/javascript'> alert('Do some stuff here, using resources defined in script.js.'); </script> ``` Just out of curiosity, does anyone know the rule for having an inline script with a src attrib, like: ``` <script type='text/javascript' src='/path/to/script.js'> alert('Do some stuff here, using resources defined in script.js.'); </script> ``` I can test what DOES happen in various browsers, but would like to know what the official behavior is.

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