How to change a variable in the JavaScript without loading the JavaScript content?

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I have a typing web game written using JS. The JS contains all the necessary definition and algorithm of the game. There is a global variable called game_mode. By altering this variable to either 0, 1 or 2, I can load different game modes on the webpage. My difficulty is, I can't figure out a way where I can edit game_mode before I load the JS content using HTML. If I load the JS, the JS already starts running and thus the game starts, using the game_mode hard-coded. Is there anyway to do so?

Put the variable in the page itself instead of in the script file. — Pointy
– Pointy, Commented Apr 26, 2015 at 16:44

Jeff Sloyer · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-26 17:04:27Z

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Take all your Javascript code that you have written and put into a file, example game.js. In your HTML you can import/reference the Javascript. Before referencing it set the variable game_mode to the desired value.

See below.

index.html

<script>
    var game_mode = 2;
</script>
<script src="/game.js"> </script>

edited Apr 26, 2015 at 17:04

answered Apr 26, 2015 at 16:45

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