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Add <body> tag to Getting Started guide

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This makes the code on the Summary section a working single-file application.

Without the <body> tag the code failed with "Error: Please ensure the DOM element exists before rendering a template into it" because the <script> containing the application was inserted and run on the <head>, before `document.body` is created.
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Demian Ferreiro 2016-04-21 12:36:45 -03:00
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@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ Once you have a [copy of Mithril](installation.md), getting started is surprisin
<!doctype html>
<title>Todo app</title>
<script src="mithril.min.js"></script>
<body>
<script>
//app goes here
</script>
</body>
```
Yes, this is valid HTML 5! According to the specs, the `<html>`, `<head>` and `<body>` tags can be omitted, but their respective DOM elements will still be there implicitly when a browser renders that markup.
Yes, this is valid HTML 5! According to the specs, the `<html>` and `<head>` tags can be omitted, but their respective DOM elements will still be there implicitly when a browser renders that markup.
---
@ -426,6 +428,7 @@ Here's the application code in its entirety:
```markup
<!doctype html>
<script src="mithril.min.js"></script>
<body>
<script>
//this application only has one component: todo
var todo = {};
@ -492,6 +495,7 @@ todo.view = function() {
//initialize the application
m.mount(document.body, {controller: todo.controller, view: todo.view});
</script>
</body>
```
This example is also available as a [jsFiddle](http://jsfiddle.net/fbgypzbr/16/).