How can I achieve the equivalence of RegisterClientScriptBlock using an ActionLink?

Question

I am busy trying to write an Html.DatePickerFor helper, but say I want to use a custom date picker that has JavaScript dependencies, how could I expand my CustomActionLink call to, before rendering content offered by the link, ensure that e.g. jQuery and my own scripts, are on the view being rendered.

In a WebForms app, I would use RegisterClientScript, but with an action link it seems quite more complex.

Answer 1

Hide the link in your CSS and have a JavaScript function make the link visible. If you put the function in your $(document).ready() call, you'll be sure jQuery has been loaded (or else it won't execute and the link will remain hidden).