Uncaught ReferenceError: (function) is not defined

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I just think this is useful for people having this problem:

I had this code:

<html>
<head>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="example.css" type="text/css"/>
    <title>CSS TESTS</title>
    <script language="text/javascript">
        var move = 0;
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <input type="text" id="shape" onchange="alert(move);"/>
</body>
</html>

But I couldn't get the alert to work. I would get the Uncaught ReferenceError: move is not defined.

fiacobelli · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-29 04:25:48Z

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It turns out that the language attribute on the script tag did not allow me to specify text/javascript but only javascript. The type attribute allows "text/javascript". That was all and I spent hours trying to find the bug in the javascript code... arg!

So, basically I changed the line that said

<script language="text/javascript">

to

<script type="text/javascript">

and it all worked.

edited Aug 29, 2012 at 4:25

answered Jul 17, 2012 at 5:39

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Felix Kling Over a year ago

Better you remove it completely: <script>...</script>. That works fine in HTML5 and probably also browsers that don't understand HTML5.

AsadYarKhan Over a year ago

Oh man thanks you so much :) :) :) You save my more hours. I have spent 2 hours in it :(

swapnesh · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-22 06:07:19Z

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Change <script language="text/javascript"> TO <script type="text/javascript">

Working Code --

<html>
<head>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="example.css" type="text/css"/>
    <title>CSS TESTS</title>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        var move = 0;
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <input type="text" id="shape" onchange="alert(move);"/>
</body>
</html>

edited Apr 22, 2013 at 6:07

answered Jul 17, 2012 at 5:49

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shershen · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-17 05:52:55Z

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or do this, here "move" casted as string

<html>
<head>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="example.css" type="text/css"/>
    <title>CSS TESTS</title>
</head>
<body>
    <input type="text" id="shape" onchange="alert('move');"/>
</body>
</html>

answered Jul 17, 2012 at 5:52

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CleanX · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-03 15:35:35Z

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Dont forget to include ,

 <script src="jquery-1.xx.x.min.js" type="text/javascript"> </script>

if you are using jquery, xx-x stand for the version you are using.

answered Sep 3, 2013 at 15:35

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