Just learning.....

[Jim]

Forgive me if this is a stupid question. I am completely new to javascript.

If a javascript refernces a javascript file (*.js), when the page is
displayed in a browser, does the page get the *.js file added as inline
code, or does a call to the *.js file require another trip to the server to
get and execute the *.js code?

Thanks!

[David Dorward]

Jim wrote:

If a javascript refernces a javascript file (*.js), when the page is
displayed in a browser, does the page get the *.js file added as inline
code, or does a call to the *.js file require another trip to the server
to get and execute the *.js code?

It makes another trip to the server of course. For it to be otherwise the
server would have to process the HTML document and look for <script>s.
(Also, since it still works if you access it on your file system instead of
a webserver ...)

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[Jim]

"David Dorward" <do*****@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Jim wrote:

If a javascript refernces a javascript file (*.js), when the page is
displayed in a browser, does the page get the *.js file added as inline
code, or does a call to the *.js file require another trip to the server
to get and execute the *.js code?
It makes another trip to the server of course. For it to be otherwise the
server would have to process the HTML document and look for <script>s.

I thought browser may do like they do for an image....find each and download
it into the cache to show onscreen.

Since the browser does this (the image thing) I thought they may do the same
with *.js files.
(Also, since it still works if you access it on your file system instead
of
a webserver ...)

Thanks for the info!

[Randy Webb]

Jim said the following on 1/19/2006 3:46 AM:

"David Dorward" <do*****@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:dq*******************@news.demon.co.uk...

Jim wrote:

If a javascript refernces a javascript file (*.js), when the page is
displayed in a browser, does the page get the *.js file added as inline
code, or does a call to the *.js file require another trip to the server
to get and execute the *.js code? It makes another trip to the server of course. For it to be otherwise the
server would have to process the HTML document and look for <script>s.

I thought browser may do like they do for an image....find each and download
it into the cache to show onscreen.

It does, in a way. And when you execute a function that is in that
external file it does not re-download it from the server.
Since the browser does this (the image thing) I thought they may do the same
with *.js files.

It does.

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[David Dorward]

Jim wrote:

It makes another trip to the server of course. For it to be otherwise the
server would have to process the HTML document and look for <script>s.

I thought browser may do like they do for an image....find each and
download it into the cache to show onscreen.

Yes, it does. That's what I said.
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[Jasen Betts]

On 2006-01-19, Jim <re***@groups.please> wrote:

Forgive me if this is a stupid question. I am completely new to javascript.

If a javascript refernces a javascript file (*.js), when the page is
displayed in a browser, does the page get the *.js file added as inline
code, or does a call to the *.js file require another trip to the server to
get and execute the *.js code?
most servers and browsers implement something called "keepalive" this often
means the script although separate is asked for and arrives through the same
connection that delivered the page.
Thanks!

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Bye.
Jasen