Name

<script> — NN: 2, 3, 4 &bull; MSIE: 2, 3, 4, 5 &bull; HTML 4 &bull; WebTV &bull; Opera3

Synopsis

<script>...</script>

Adds a script that is to be used in the document.

Attributes

type=content type

Specifies the language of the script. Its value must be a media type (ex. text/javascript). This attribute is required by the HTML 4.0 Specification and is a recommended replacement for the “language” attribute.

language=language

Identifies the language of the script, such as JavaScript or VBScript. This attribute has been deprecated by the HTML 4.0 Specification in favor of the type attribute.

src=url

Netscape only. Specifies the URL of an outside file containing the script to be loaded and run with the document.

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