#including files in JS

[metadata]

I have a question about #includes in javascript. I currently have an html file with a header section that has my functions. Is there a way I can put all these functions in a separate html file and then include that file? I would like to reduce the clutter in the current file and move all my functions off to a different one, increasing modularity. I found things in the asp section on this but not JS. Thanks!

[birbal]

if you use php there is http://php.net/include for that. js has not anything like that "include" you can get seprate file using ajax or load different script using DOM methods but that is not suitable for that. you should move on to any server side solution.

Edited August 8, 2012 by birbal

[thescientist]

of note, ASP is a server side language like PHP, not a client side language like Javascript.

[metadata]

OK, I just used asp as an example in terms of the #include functionality. Thanks for the replies

[justsomeguy]

It sounds like you should just put all of your Javascript code into an external Javascript file and then include that in your script tag rather than writing the code in the script tag.

[metadata]

It sounds like you should just put all of your Javascript code into an external Javascript file and then include that in your script tag rather than writing the code in the script tag.

Yes that is what I want to do, I will look into finding the info on this.

[justsomeguy]

It's the last part here: http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_whereto.asp

[metadata]

OK, thanks