html validator
Hi,
im just looking for advice on validating one of my pages. i just need to know why it picks up things like ";" etc in javascript, if you go to http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.swiftmediauk.co.uk%2Fwebsite-design.php&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline
could someone please tell me why it picks up things like that, eg. ; , < , >
Kind Regards,
Andy MacDonald
timjpriebe posted this at 19:48 — 23rd May 2006.
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You might try, right before you open and close the Javascript, adding HTML comment tags. Something like this...
<script type="text/JavaScript"><!--
function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0
var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array();
var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)
if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}}
}
-->
</script>
I'm not 100% sure that will cause it to validate, but you might try it.
Tim
http://www.tandswebdesign.com
WebMaster94 posted this at 00:01 — 24th May 2006.
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That should work. I've been having the same problem, so I'll try it!
swiftmed posted this at 06:27 — 24th May 2006.
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hi,
thanks for your reply guys, i did try that but it didnt work for me. I have been told elsewhere that xhtml doesnt like javacode and i have to rap it in {cddata} or something. going to give that a try in a bit. thanks again.
Kind Regards,
Andy MacDonald
Busy posted this at 11:04 — 24th May 2006.
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These days you don't need the comments, just remove them
of if you want to use the comments, use the
swiftmed posted this at 11:23 — 24th May 2006.
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Didnt realise that busy, i use a program called internet business promoter and it always flags up about including them.
JeevesBond posted this at 12:07 — 24th May 2006.
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In fact you should definitely not use comments, they will cause your Javascript code to actually be ignored by future browsers. That's when XHTML is served with as application/xhtml+xml instead of text/html
And don't forget that
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swiftmed posted this at 13:07 — 24th May 2006.
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Ideal, also thanks for the demonstration as well mate. thats really helped. i appreciate it.
CptAwesome posted this at 14:53 — 24th May 2006.
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And all this is why you should try and use external javascript
swiftmed posted this at 16:13 — 24th May 2006.
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how do i use external javascript mate? or do you know anywhere that can show me please?
CptAwesome posted this at 20:12 — 24th May 2006.
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<script type="etc" language="etc" src="/path/to/file.js"></script>and anything you would have put inside the <script> tags you put in file.js
JeevesBond posted this at 01:42 — 27th May 2006.
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Yep, Mr Awesome has a point. It's easier to keep everything as seperate as possible (e.g. instead of using use the AddEventListener function in a seperate Javascript file). JavaScript in one file, HTML in a different file and CSS in another one.
Then you'll have no confusion when you come back to your code in six months time needing to make a change.
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