How exactly does <script defer=“defer”> work?

Javascript Web Development Front End Technology

The defer attribute is used to specify that the script execution occurs when the page loads. It is used only for external scripts and is a boolean attribute.

Example

The following code shows how to use the defer attribute:

Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <body>
      <script src="defer_test.js" defer></script>
      <p>The external file added will load later, since we're using defer</p>
   </body>
</html>

Samual Sam

Published on 24-Apr-2018 08:58:39

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