in asp mvc, can I dynamically generate javascript?

Question

On my aspx view, I would like to generate javascript where some parts are generated:

before generation:

<script type="text/javascript">
    var A = 'an id';
    var B = "http://www.yahoo.com" + <%= Model.pathname %>;
</script>

After generation:

<script type="text/javascript">
    var A = 'an id';
    var B = "http://www.yahoo.com/videos/index.htm" ;
</script>

is this possible? what options do I have?

Answer 1

yes, it's entirely possible, javascript is not executed untill way after all of this stuff is rendered, you have pretty much whatever options you can imagine.

Answer 2

I suggest the following code:

<script type="text/javascript">
    var A = 'an id';
    var B = "http://www.yahoo.com&lt;%= Model.pathname %>";
</script>

Maybe the IntelliSense is not completely right in Visual Studio, but it will work.

Answer 3

Yes this should work fine, just surround the directive with single quotes for example:

<script type="text/javascript">
    var A = 'an id';
    var B = "http://www.yahoo.com" + '<%= Model.pathname %>';
</script>

Answer 4

Yes, that's possible.

If the JavaScript code is in your view, then simply doing the: <%= Model.pathname %> would work.