code in the page as if it were part of the contents of the page. Therefore, it is conventional to place
JavaScript code between comment tags as follows:
| <script> |
| <!-- |
| ..JavaScript code goes here.. |
| //--> |
| </script> |
Older browsers would just ignore the Javascript code between the <!-- and --> comment tags, while new
browsers would recognize it as JavaScript code. The // just before the end comment tag --> is a JavaScript
comment symbol, and tells the browser not to execute the end comment tag --> as JavaScript. Using
comment tags makes a webpage more accessible to older browsers.
