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bee
bee

Reputation: 1623

Including JS file in another JS file

I was wondering if there was a way to include a js file in another js file so that you can reference it. What I'm asking for is the JS equivalent of include() in PHP.

I've seen a lot of people recommend this method as an example: 

document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src="globals.js"></script>');

But I'm not sure if that's the same as include()

Upvotes: 1

Views: 134

Answers (2)

Lance
Lance

Reputation: 885

Don't use document.write, it could wipeout the entire page if the page has already written. You can write something simple like this: 

var jsToInclude = document.createElement('script');
jsToInclude.type = 'type/javascript';
jsToInclude.src = '/dir/somefile.js'; //  path to the js file you want to include
var insertionPointElement = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; // it could be the first javascript tag or whatever element 
insertionPointElement.parentNode.insertBefore(jsToInclude, insertionPointElement);

Upvotes: 1

michael truong
michael truong

Reputation: 311

Check out http://requirejs.org/ . You can define (AMD) modules and reference them in other modules like so

define(["path/to/module1", "path/to/module1")], function(Module1, Module2) {
    //you now have access
});

Upvotes: 2

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