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How to make JavaScript execute after page load?

I'm executing an external script, using a <script> inside <head>.

Now since the script executes before the page has loaded, I can't access the <body>, among other things. I'd like to execute some JavaScript after the document has been "loaded" (HTML fully downloaded and in-RAM). Are there any events that I can hook onto when my script executes, that will get triggered on page load?

Solution

  • These solutions will work:

    As mentioned in comments use defer:

    <script src="deferMe.js" defer></script>

    or

    <body onload="script();">

    or

    document.onload = function ...

    or even

    window.onload = function ...

    Notes