JavaScript Statements
JavaScript is a sequence of statements to be executed by the browser.
JavaScript is Case Sensitive
Unlike HTML, JavaScript is case sensitive - therefore watch your capitalization closely when you write JavaScript statements, create or call
variables, objects and functions.
JavaScript Statements
A JavaScript statement is a command to a browser. The purpose of the command is to tell the browser what to do.
This JavaScript statement tells the browser to write "Hello Dolly" to the web page:
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It is normal to add a semicolon at the end of each executable statement. Most people think this is a good programming practice,
and most often you will see this in JavaScript examples on the web.
The semicolon is optional (according to the JavaScript standard), and the browser is supposed to interpret the end of the line
as the end of the statement. Because of this you will often see examples without the semicolon at the end.
Note: Using semicolons makes it possible to write multiple statements on one line.
JavaScript Code
JavaScript code (or just JavaScript) is a sequence of JavaScript statements.
Each statement is executed by the browser in the sequence they are written.
This example will write a heading and two paragraphs to a web page:
Example
<script type="text/javascript">
document.write("<h1>This is a heading</h1>");
document.write("<p>This is a paragraph.</p>");
document.write("<p>This is another paragraph.</p>");
</script>
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JavaScript Blocks
JavaScript statements can be grouped together in blocks.
Blocks start with a left curly bracket {, and ends with a right curly bracket }.
The purpose of a block is to make the sequence of statements execute together.
This example will write a heading and two paragraphs to a web page:
Example
<script type="text/javascript">
{
document.write("<h1>This is a heading</h1>");
document.write("<p>This is a paragraph.</p>");
document.write("<p>This is another paragraph.</p>");
}
</script>
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The example above is not very useful. It just demonstrates the use of a block. Normally a block is used to group statements together in a function or in
a condition (where a group of statements should be executed if a condition is met).
You will learn more about functions and conditions in later chapters.
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