javascript - Using // in a <script>'s source

Question

I was wondering if anyone had any resources, proof, or personal experience in using the age-old http/https JavaScript <script> hack:

<script src="//someserver.com/js/script.js"></script>

Has anyone encountered issues in any of these browsers (IE 5.5+, FF2+, Chrome, Opera 9+, Safari 3+)? Has anybody had success stories?

Answer 1

All modern browsers will understand that format, including IE 6. (Not sure about IE 5.5).

Actually, this is not a hack, but a perfectly valid URI syntax as per RFC 3986: Section 4.2. Therefore, I say you're good to go.