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Use jQuery getScript Method to Load External JS Files
The jQuery.getScript( url, [callback] ) method loads and executes a JavaScript file using an HTTP GET request.
Here is the description of all the parameters used by this method −
- url − A string containing the URL to which the request is sent
- callback − This optional parameter represents a function to be executed whenever the data is loaded successfully.
Assuming we have following JavaScript content in result.js file −
function CheckJS(){
alert("This is JavaScript");
}
Example
The following is the code snippet showing the usage of this method −
<head>
<script src = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#driver").click(function(event){
$.getScript('result.js', function(jd) {
// Call custom function defined in script
CheckJS();
});
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<p>Click on the button to load result.js file −</p>
<div id = "stage" style = "background-color:cc0;">
STAGE
</div>
<input type = "button" id = "driver" value = "Load Data" />
</body>
Updated on: 2020-02-17T07:03:25+05:30
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