javascript src path

[ben oliver]

Which of the following is better way to specify the "src" path for javascript

<script type="text/javascript" src="xxx.js"></script>

<!-- assuming "xxx.js" is at the same directory level of the including file so it can be located. -->

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://myserver:port/script/xxx.js"></script>

[Amit Goda]

<script type="text/javascript" src="xxx.js"></script>

<!-- assuming "xxx.js" is at the same directory level of the including file so it can be located. -->

In above manner, you are specifying relative path and second one is absolute path. Both the ways are preferrable but i'll suggest to use relative path as it is more readable and short.

[Bear Bibeault]

Neither.

If this is a web application it should be a server-relative URL starting with the context path of the web application.

[ben oliver]

Bear, in the second option what I meant was

src = "http://myserver:port/contextPath/script/xxx.js"

If I use what you suggested

src="/contextPath/script/xxx.js"

It worked too. So do you think the following is ok ?

src = "http://myserver:port/contextPath/script/xxx.js"

[Bear Bibeault]

If the reference are to resource within the web app then no, I do not. It makes it impossible to move to another server without having to change all the links. References within the same web app should never use absolute URLs.