External JS file in web user control?

Question

In a html page we use the head tag to add reference to our external .js files .. we can also include script tags in the body .. But how do we include our external .js file in a web user control?

After little googling I got this. It works but is this the only way?

ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript(this.Page, Page.GetType(), "MyUniquekey", @"<script src=""myJsFile.js"" type=""text/javascript""></script>", false);

-- Zuhaib

Answer 1

You can also use

Page.ClientScript.RegisterClientScriptInclude("key", "path/to/script.js");

That's the way I always do it anyway

Answer 2

Yes this works too .. but why does all the script gets dumped in the body and not in the head??

Answer 3

Yes this works too .. but why does all the script gets dumped in the body and not in the head??

There's a potential workaround for that here