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Correct way to reference Javascript in ASP.NET MVC?

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+7 A:

<script src="<%= Url.Content("~/Scripts/Myscript.js") %>" type="text/javascript"></script>

CMerat 2009-06-02 03:21:21

I also do it this way.

Chad Moran 2009-06-02 03:36:08

Does Intellisense work in VS this way?

Jeff Putz 2009-06-02 04:44:42

Answer 2

+3 A:

I also reference js the same way as CMerat:

<script type="text/javascript" src="<% =Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery-1.3.2.min.js") %>"></script>

If you need Intellisense for jquery, you can find instructions on how to set it up here. As far as i know, you cant get Intellisense for any custom js file you reference - you will need to create the Intellisense file for it first.

cottsak 2009-06-02 05:10:18

I'm aware of Scott's instructions, but what I'm getting from these responses are that there's no way to correctly reference the script *and* have Intellisense work for files that support it (like jQuery), other than using the ScriptManager.

Jeff Putz 2009-06-02 19:39:59

That makes sense.. coz the auto-intellisense (if u want to call it that) is only away of script it can see in the page. As your script it 'linked' it is bound late and so the IDE is not aware of it's contents at design time.

cottsak 2009-06-03 04:49:59

Answer 3

+1 A:

I myself use mvccontrib htmlhelpers for this at the moment.

This can be useful too.

Arnis L. 2009-06-02 05:35:19

Answer 4

A:

I've created my own HtmlHelper extensions that look like:

public static string MEScriptBlock(this HtmlHelper html, string path, string releasePath)
{
#if DEBUG
#else
    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(releasePath))
        path = releasePath;
#endif

    return string.Format("<script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"{0}\"></script>\r\n",
                         path);
}

If intellisense is what you're after you could trick VS into thinking that a JS file has been loaded... E.g.

<% if (false)
   { %>
    <script src="../../Scripts/Myscript.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<% } %>

HTHs, Charles

Charlino 2009-06-02 09:36:14

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