load html from external source - javascript

I want to include a snipped of HTML in multiple pages (each with a different development worflow & framework). In order to avoid having to update each page when that snipped changes, each page is loading a Javascript file that currently looks like this
var html = "lots of html with <style> and <script> tags";
var wrapper = document.createElement("div");
wrapper.innerHTML = html;
document.querySelector('body').appendChild(wrapper);
I'm looking for a better solution to inject HTML-content from another source using Javascript.

Try this:
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.5.1.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$('#selectedTarget').load('path/to/file.html');
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="selectedTarget">
Existing content.
</div>
</body>
</html>

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How to include a html file inside another html file with Vanilla Javascript?

I want to create a single page web application with pure Vanilla Js, not React Js or another. What I want is when I click on a menu link, I want it to include another html file and show up the result without reloading. I did it with include(), get(), load() in jQuery. But I want to do it with pure vanilla Js, if possible, even though with some tricks.
Here is the one of the things I did with jQuery:
$('.link-about').click(function(){
$('.my-div').load('about-page.html');
});
As shown above, how it should work is that I click a link and another html file loads.
Try this
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head lang="en" dir="ltr">
<script type="text/javascript">
async function load_home()
{
var content = document.getElementById("content");
content.innerHTML = await (await fetch('next.html')).text();
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="content"></div>
<button onclick="load_home()"> load</button>
</body>
</html>
You can try this. I am considering elements has id
<script>
document.getElementById('link-about').onclick = function() {
document.getElementById('my-div').innerHTML = '<object data="about.html" >'
}
</script>

External JavaScript File not working when included in body of HTML page [duplicate]

I'm trying to use an external JavaScript file in order to write "Hello World" into a HTML page.
However for some reason it does not work, I tried the same function and commands inline and it worked, but not when it's using an external JavaScript file. The part I commented out in the JS file was the previous method I was trying to use. Those lines of could worked when I ran the script from the header, and inline. Thanks
Html file:
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<p id="external">
<script type="text/javascript" src="hello.js">
externalFunction();
</script>
</p>
<script type="txt/javascript" src="hello.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
JavaScript file
function externalFunction()
{
var t2 = document.getElementById("external");
t2.innerHTML = "Hello World!!!"
/*document.getElementById("external").innerHTML =
"Hello World!!!";*/
}
In general, you want to place your JavaScript at the bottom of the page because it will normally reduce the display time of your page. You can find libraries imported in the header sometimes, but either way you need to declare your functions before you use them.
http://www.w3schools.com/js/js_whereto.asp
index.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<!-- You could put this here and it would still work -->
<!-- But it is good practice to put it at the bottom -->
<!--<script src="hello.js"></script>-->
</head>
<body>
<p id="external">Hi</p>
<!-- This first -->
<script src="hello.js"></script>
<!-- Then you can call it -->
<script type="text/javascript">
externalFunction();
</script>
</body>
</html>
hello.js
function externalFunction() {
document.getElementById("external").innerHTML = "Hello World!!!";
}
Plunker here.
Hope this helps.
Script tags with SRC values do not run the contents. Split it to two script tags. One for the include, one for the function call. And make sure the include is before the call.
use onload eventListener to make it simple
<script>
window.onload = function() {
externalFunction();
}
</script>
You're trying to call the function before it has been loaded.
Place the load script above the declaration:
<html>
<head>
<script type="txt/javascript" src="hello.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<p id="external">
<script type="text/javascript">
externalFunction();
</script>
</p>
</body>
</html>
Also you have a typo:
<script type="txt/javascript" src="hello.js"></script>
Should be:
<script type="text/javascript" src="hello.js"></script>
The script type needs to be "text/javascript" not "txt/javascript".

Can't import javascript code with innerHTML

I've built a webpage that is basically a main-page with a div that is filled with different pages by using AJAX. This basically works by loading pages into a div by using innerHTML. One problem I ran into was when a page with javascript is loaded into that div all of the other code runs fine; just the javascript doesnt work.
Main-page(index.php):
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/java">
////bunch of functions////
////Ends up that page_request on this instance is 'graph.php'////
document.getElementById('mydiv').innerHTML=page_request.responseText
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="mydiv"><div>
</body>
</html>
Child-page(loaded in div(graph.php)):
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="mystyle.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />
<script src="other_stuff.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<script>
///bunch of script////
</script>
</body>
</html>
Now when loading the page itself (opening graph.php) I notice that everything works fine; it is just when I import graph.php to index.php through innerHTML into my div it does not work (no errors just nothing is shown). I have read through many other posts and guides and did not come up with any distictive solution; thinks I have seen were:
Put eval() around my code [I saw on a guide that this could lead
to malicious user attacks].
Create the scripts on the main page then just import the data using:
document.createElement() and .parentNode.insertBefore()
Create a listener and call the functions when I open graph.php
And this good example
Even though I am not 100% sure how this example could work because I have php populate information for the javascript to collect and then make my graph on graph.php; so if I put that function into index.php the php will already be loaded so I would have to refresh the page or call them to update information somehow. Just for some context I am ok at php but I am new and struggle with javascript so I do not know what solution would fit my situation or work the best. Any tips/examples would be greatly appreciated, thank you for your time.
From you code snippets it seems you're looking to embed complete pages within the main page. If that's the case, a more straightforward approach would be to use an iframe element instead.
For example:
...
<div id="main-page-container">
<iframe src="some-path/graph.php" scrolling="no" frameborder="no"></iframe>
</div>
...
See reference and usage example.
I would suggest using jQuery's .load() function for this.
Take a look here: jQuery API
Older browsers such as IE8 and below don't allow you insert a string that contains javascript and execute it, in any form.
Take for instance:
function addScriptText(js_code) {
var element = document.createElement("script");
element.innerHTML = js_code;
document.head.appendChild(element);
}
will not work in IE8 and below.
You must use eval to accomplish this:
function addScriptText(js_code) {
window.eval.call(window, js_code);
}
Otherwise you need to dynamically request an external js file such as:
var script = document.createElement("script");
script.type = "text/javascript";
script.src = "externalScript.js";
document.getElementsByTagName("head")[0].appendChild(script);
Note: The page you are loading (page2.html in this example) must be on the same domain as the page that is loading it (page1.html in this example)
Working solution with jQuery:
Page 1:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Page 1</title>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function () {
$("#page2").load("page2.html");
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Page 1 Header</h1>
<div id="page2">
</div>
</body>
</html>
Page 2:
<h2>Page 2 Header</h2>
<script type="text/javascript">
alert("Page 2 loaded and javascript executed!");
</script>

How to replace Current script tag with HTML contents generated by the same script

I want to replace the current script tag with the HTML contents generated by the same script.
That is, my Page is
<html>
<body>
<div>
<script src="myfile1.js"></script>
</div>
<div>
<script src="myfile1.js"></script>
</div>
</body>
</html>
Inside each .js file corresponding html contents are generated. I want to put the contents as the innerHTML of the parent div. But can't set id for the parent div because the page is not static. So the current script tag must be replaced with the HTML content. How can I do this?
For each script tag src is the same. So can't identify with src. These scripts displays
some images with text randomly. Scripts are the same but displays different contents in divs on loading
Please help me
try inside of myfile1.js:
var scripts = document.getElementsByTagName( "script" );
for ( var i = 0; i < scripts.length; ++ i )
{
if ( scripts[i].src == "myfile1.js" )
{
scripts[i].parentNode.innerHTML = "new content";
}
}
This is a great question for those trying to implement a JSONP widget. The objective is to give the user the shortest possible amount of code.
The user prefers:
<script type="text/javscript" src="widget.js"></script>
Over:
<script type="text/javscript" src="widget.js"></script>
<div id="widget"></div>
Here's an example of how to achieve the first snippet:
TOP OF DOCUMENT<br />
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6.4/jquery.min.js"></script>
// inside of widget.js
document.write('<div id="widget"></div>');
$(document).ready(function() {
$.getJSON('http://test.com?remote_call=1', function(data) {
$('#widget').html(data);
});
});
<br />BOTTOM OF DOCUMENT
Have a look at: http://alexmarandon.com/articles/web_widget_jquery/ for the correct way to include a library inside of a script.
document.currentScript has been available since 2011 on Firefox and 2013 on Chrome.
document.currentScript documentation at MDN
<!DOCTYPE html>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>currentScript test</title>
<h1>Test Begin</h1>
<script>
document.currentScript.outerHTML = "blah blah";
</script>
<h1>Test End</h1>
Unfortunately a running JavaScript file is not aware of where it is running. If you use document.write() in the script, the write function will take place wherever the script runs, which would be one way to accomplish what you want, but without replacing the contents or being able to perform any actions on the enclosing DIV.
I can't really envisage a situation where you'd have such stringent restrictions on building a page - surely if the page is dynamic you could generate identifiers for your DIV elements, or load content in a more traditional manner?
Why not use Smarty?
http://www.smarty.net/
You can use javascript in Smarty templates, or just use built-in functions.
Just take a look at http://www.smarty.net/crash_course
poof -- old answer gone.
Based on your last edit, here's what you want to do:
<html>
<head>
<!-- I recommend getting this from Google Ajax Libraries
You don't need this, but it makes my answer way shorter -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
function getRandomContent(){
// I expect this is the contents of your current script file.
// just package it into a function.
var rnd = Math.random();
return "[SomeHtml]";
}
$('.random').each(idx, el){
$(this).html(getRandomHtmlContent());
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="random">
</div>
<div class="random">
</div>
</body>
</html>
If you don't mind the script tag remaining in place you can use something as simple as document.write().
myfile1.js:
document.write("<p>some html generated inline by script</p>");
It will do exactly what you need.

Unobstrusive JavaScript for Digg button?

I want to add the Digg button on my webpage but don't want to add the script tag directly on the page.
<div class="digg">
<script type="text/javascript">
digg_url = '';
digg_bgcolor = '#99ccff';
digg_skin = 'compact';
digg_window = 'new';
</script>
<script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</div>
What are the some of the unobstrusive ways of adding the JavaScript for the Digg button?
The diggthis.js script either places the button where the script tag lies or looks for an anchor tag with a class name of "DiggThisButton". However, it tries to run before all the DOM elements are created. So, instead of having script included in the head of the HTML document, you need to place it at the bottom of the page.
Here's another way of doing this ( the .... represents any additional content):
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
digg_url = '';
digg_bgcolor = '#99ccff';
digg_skin = 'compact';
digg_window = 'new';
</script>
.....
<body>
....
<div class="digg">
<a class="DiggThisButton"></a>
</div>
....
<script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</html>
Other than setting those "digg_" variables in a separate file, there's not much you can do.
Including an external Javascript from digg.com isn't really "intrusive" anyway.

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