I just think this is useful for people having this problem:
I had this code:
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="example.css" type="text/css"/>
<title>CSS TESTS</title>
<script language="text/javascript">
var move = 0;
</script>
</head>
<body>
<input type="text" id="shape" onchange="alert(move);"/>
</body>
</html>
But I couldn't get the alert to work. I would get the Uncaught ReferenceError: move is not defined.
asked Jul 17, 2012 at 5:38
fiacobelli
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It turns out that the language attribute on the script tag did not allow me to specify text/javascript but only javascript. The type attribute allows "text/javascript". That was all and I spent hours trying to find the bug in the javascript code... arg!
So, basically I changed the line that said
<script language="text/javascript">
to
<script type="text/javascript">
and it all worked.
answered Jul 17, 2012 at 5:39
fiacobelli
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Felix Kling
Better you remove it completely:
<script>...</script>. That works fine in HTML5 and probably also browsers that don't understand HTML5.AsadYarKhan
Oh man thanks you so much :) :) :) You save my more hours. I have spent 2 hours in it :(
Change <script language="text/javascript"> TO <script type="text/javascript">
Working Code --
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="example.css" type="text/css"/>
<title>CSS TESTS</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
var move = 0;
</script>
</head>
<body>
<input type="text" id="shape" onchange="alert(move);"/>
</body>
</html>
answered Jul 17, 2012 at 5:49
swapnesh
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or do this, here "move" casted as string
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="example.css" type="text/css"/>
<title>CSS TESTS</title>
</head>
<body>
<input type="text" id="shape" onchange="alert('move');"/>
</body>
</html>
answered Jul 17, 2012 at 5:52
shershen
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Dont forget to include ,
<script src="jquery-1.xx.x.min.js" type="text/javascript"> </script>
if you are using jquery, xx-x stand for the version you are using.
answered Sep 3, 2013 at 15:35
CleanX
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lang-js