javascript - Load scripts after page has loaded?

Question

Is it possible to load certain scripts like

<script type="text/javascript" src="somescript.js"></script>

when the rest of the page has loaded?

Imagine I have a few larger script files like this that are not needed when the page is loaded. E.g. I'm using the Google Maps API that is only used when a button is clicked (so not on page load).

Is it possible to load the rest of the page first, before processing all those script tags in my head?

Answer 1

In JQuery you could do this on document ready

$.getScript("somescript.js", function(){
   alert("Script loaded and executed.");
 });