Where does document.write write to in a javascript function?

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Okay, so I know that if you have something like the following:

HTML

<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
document.write("red");
</script>
<p>blue</p>
</body>
</html>

You will obviously get an output that reads:

red
blue

Yet, if you were to write the following:

HTML

<html>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript">
function printred(){document.write("red");}
</script>
blue
<script type="text/javascript">
printred();
</script>
</body>
</html>

Would the output read

red
blue

or

blue
red

?

So I guess my question is, when you add a document.write() to a function, does the javascript write to the line where the function is or where the function is being called? If I wanted to position where my document.write() outputs to (say I want it printed to line 8 instead of my current line, 14).. is that possible? Thanks in advance guys!

Posted 1-Jul-13 10:15am

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enhzflep 1-Jul-13 16:56pm

I realize this is an obvious question.. however, why don't you try it yourself?
Also, document.write is not such a good function. You're much better adding new elements and placing the text inside them.
i.e
var myPara = document.createElement('p');
myPara.appendChild( document.createTextNode('blue') );
document.body.appendChild(myPara);

myPara = document.createElement('p');
myPara.appendChild( document.createTextNode('red') );
document.body.appendChild(myPara);

Thanks7872 2-Jul-13 1:25am

You wasted your time writting this code here,better you wrote it on your screen. You could get better solution there than here.

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