<SCRIPT ...>

<SCRIPT ...> designates a script section of the page. The contents of <SCRIPT ...> are run using the scripting language set by the required TYPE attribute. For example, the following <SCRIPT ...> sets a short JavaScript, by far the most common scripting language.

<SCRIPT TYPE="text/javascript">
<!--
document.write("right now: " + new Date());
//-->
</SCRIPT>

which outputs the current date and time:

It is a popular but inaccurate belief that the LANGUAGE attribute is required for <SCRIPT ...>. In fact, LANGUAGE has never been a required attribute and has not been the standard way to indicate scripting language for several years.

<SCRIPT ...> elements should always begin with <!-- on the first line. The last line should begin with the line-level comment string for the scripting language (// in JavaScript) followed by -->, as in the example above.

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