# Content Security Policy Cheat Sheet — Refactoring inline code

> When default-src or script-src directives are active, CSP by default disables any JavaScript code placed inline in the HTML source, such as this Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```javascript <script> var foo = "314" <script> ``` The inline code can be moved to a s

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When default-src or script-src directives are active, CSP by default disables any JavaScript code placed inline in the HTML source, such as this

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```javascript
&lt;script&gt;
var foo = "314"
&lt;script&gt;
```

The inline code can be moved to a separate JavaScript file and the code in the page becomes

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```javascript
&lt;script src="app.js"&gt;
&lt;/script&gt;
```

With app.js containing the var foo = "314" code.

The inline code restriction also applies to inline event handlers, so that the following construct will be blocked under CSP

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```html
&lt;button id="button1" onclick="doSomething()"&gt;
```

This should be replaced by addEventListener calls

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```javascript
document.getElementById("button1").addEventListener('click', doSomething);
```

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