what is the exact use of the "javascript:" in an attribute ?

[jeanph01]

What is the difference between theses two lines :

<tag onclick="some_function()">

and

<tag onclick="javascript:some_function()">

??

In Visual Studio IDE, i get an error if I use the first kind of
instruction but not the second. For me it seem they're the same.

Could you guide me ?

Thank you.

 

[Evertjan.]

jeanph01 wrote on 27 jan 2009 in comp.lang.javascript:

What is the difference between theses two lines :

<tag onclick="some_function()">

and

<tag onclick="javascript:some_function()">

??

There is no difference, and the second is heavily discourged.

No difference, unless in IE you declared VBScript higher up,
but probably even then the function would execute across languages there.

 

[jeanph01]

jeanph01 wrote on 27 jan 2009 in comp.lang.javascript:




There is no difference, and the second is heavily discourged.

No difference, unless in IE you declared VBScript higher up,
but probably even then the function would execute across languages there.

thanks !

 

[Garrett Smith]

What is the difference between theses two lines :

<tag onclick="some_function()">

and

<tag onclick="javascript:some_function()">

That is a labelledStatement for a callExpression.

??

In Visual Studio IDE, i get an error if I use the first kind of
instruction but not the second. For me it seem they're the same.

Could you guide me ?

Don't use Visual Studio IDE!