comment?

[Tina Desai]

what does this
<!--
// -->
mean in javascript? a comment?
if I have,
<script src="One.js" language="Javascript">
<!--
// -->
</script>
<script src="Two.js" language="Javascript">
<!--
// -->
</script>
what does it mean actually?
can't I directly write -
<script src="/_commonjs/CommonJavaScript.js" language="Javascript">
</script>
<script src="/_commonjs/GlobScreenIdentity.js" language="Javascript">
</script>
Thanks and Regards,
Tina

[Eric Pascarello]

<!--
Means if I am a browser that does not understand javascript then skip me.
You really do not need it.
-->

[sunitha reghu]

These were added because of two reasons
1. The old browsers which dont recognzie javascript scripts tag is ignored.
then it will also skip code between the comments coz its basically html commment rt.
2. the second scenario is that some users can disable javascript. but that doesnt mean that browser wont excecute that. so in those case also those will be code is between the comments then the browser will skip the code.

[Tina Desai]

Oh..
If it is ok that the javascript does not get executed due to some reasons, I enclose the function in the structure. Am I right?
What is a common practice? It is always safer to enclose by JS functions likewise?
Tina

[Idly Vada]

Putting Java Script code in comments (<!-- --> is the common practice.
This prevents browser from showing javascript code in case the
user disables Java Script or in case of old browsers and
Java Script errors.

[Idly Vada]

Putting Java Script code in comments (<!-- --> is the common practice.
This prevents browser from showing javascript code in case the
user disables Java Script or in case of old browsers and
Java Script errors.

[Bear Bibeault]

It was a common practice. I don't see it much anymore. How many modern browsers don't support Javascript?
bear