body onload executing after script element?

#1 July 17th, 2006, 04:45 AM

<body onload="alert('test')">
<script>location = "http://www.google.com"</script>
</body>

....and...

<body onload="alert('test')"></body>
<script>location = "http://www.google.com"</script>

It seems to me as though an alert window containing the word 'test'
ought to appear before the page is redirected to Google yet it isn't.
Any ideas as to why?

#2 July 17th, 2006, 01:25 PM

also, there should be a semicolon after the alert method

alert("BLAH BLAH");

#3 July 17th, 2006, 01:45 PM

Sevinfooter wrote:

Quote:

also, there should be a semicolon after the alert method
>
alert("BLAH BLAH");

That would be "should" in the sense of ; there is no necessity to
insert a semicolon at that point because automatic semicolon insertion
will do it for you, and any instruction to insert such a semicolon
represent no more than a style preference (even if a common one).

Richard.

#4 July 17th, 2006, 02:45 PM

Richard Cornford wrote:

Quote:

Sevinfooter wrote:

Quote:

also, there should be a semicolon after the alert method

alert("BLAH BLAH");

>
That would be "should" in the sense of ; there is no necessity to
insert a semicolon at that point because automatic semicolon insertion
will do it for you, and any instruction to insert such a semicolon
represent no more than a style preference (even if a common one).
>
Richard.

All I'm saying, is that it works for me with <body
onload="alert("blah");">

#5 July 17th, 2006, 03:05 PM

Sevinfooter wrote:

Quote:

Richard Cornford wrote:

Quote:

>Sevinfooter wrote:

Quote:

>>also, there should be a semicolon after the alert method
>>>
>>alert("BLAH BLAH");

>>
>That would be "should" in the sense of ; there is no necessity to
>insert a semicolon at that point because automatic semicolon
>insertion will do it for you, and any instruction to insert such a
>semicolon represent no more than a style preference (even if a
>common one).

>
All I'm saying, is that it works for me with
<body onload="alert("blah");">

In what sense "works" (considering that the expected behaviour has been
being exhibited from the outset), and how does that "works" differ from
what happens without the semicolon?

Richard.

#6 July 17th, 2006, 03:05 PM

About the problem, what I recommend is that you wrap it all in a
function:

<body onload="someFunction();">
<script>
function someFunction() {
alert("your message");
location="http://www.google.com";
}
</script>

Cheers,

Mark

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