JavaScript Statements
JavaScript is a sequence of statements to be executed by the browser.
JavaScript Statements
JavaScript statements are “commands” to the browser.
The purpose of the statements is to tell the browser what to do.
This JavaScript statement tells the browser to write “Hello Dolly” inside an HTML element with id=”demo”:
Semicolon ;
Semicolon separates JavaScript statements.
Normally you add a semicolon at the end of each executable statement.
Using semicolons also makes it possible to write many statements on one line.
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JavaScript Code
JavaScript code (or just JavaScript) is a sequence of JavaScript statements.
Each statement is executed by the browser in the sequence they are written.
This example will manipulate two HTML elements:
Example
document.getElementById(“myDIV”).innerHTML=”How are you?”;
JavaScript Code Blocks
JavaScript statements can be grouped together in blocks.
Blocks start with a left curly bracket, and end with a right curly bracket.
The purpose of a block is to make the sequence of statements execute together.
A good example of statements grouped together in blocks, are JavaScript functions.
This example will run a function that will manipulate two HTML elements:
Example
{
document.getElementById(“demo”).innerHTML=”Hello Dolly”;
document.getElementById(“myDIV”).innerHTML=”How are you?”;
}
You will learn more about functions in later chapters.
JavaScript is Case Sensitive
JavaScript is case sensitive.
Watch your capitalization closely when you write JavaScript statements:
A function getElementById is not the same as getElementbyID.
A variable named myVariable is not the same as MyVariable.
White Space
JavaScript ignores extra spaces. You can add white space to your script to make it more readable. The following lines are equivalent:
var person = “Hege”;
Break up a Code Line
You can break up a code line within a text string with a backslash. The example below will be displayed properly:
World!”);
However, you cannot break up a code line like this:
(“Hello World!”);
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