Is it bad practice to return partial views that contain javascript?

Question

Hi all,

The replies in this post sound very convincing, however, this post is just over my head and was hoping for some help:

I have code in my partial view that looks like this:

<%@ Control Language="C#" Inherits="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserControl" %>

<div class="messageBox1"></div>

<% Html.BeginForm("BusinessAdd", "Home", FormMethod.Post, new { id = "form1" }); %>

<label for="BusinessName">Business Name: </label>
<%= Html.TextBox("TxtBusinessName") %>
<a href="#" onclick="if ($('#form1').valid()) { $('#form1').submit(); } return false;">submit</a>

<script type="text/javascript">
    $("#form1").validate({
        errorLabelContainer: ".messageBox1",
        rules: {
            "TxtBusinessName": { required: true }
        },
        messages: {
            "TxtBusinessName": { required: "Required field" }
        }
    });
</script>
<% Html.EndForm(); %>

Thanks, rodchar

P.S. Will this question get seen or should I have posted a new question and referenced this post?

Answer 1

I don't think there is a problem with doing what you quoted above. I do it in my production mvc app. Sure if the volume of js you load onto the page after a full request gets massive then look for another option but if it's a couple of partials like this then it's fine.

Be practical. Don't over engineer. And try not to optimise early.