registering a javascript file from a master page

Question

Hi.

Is there any reason why registering a javascript file from the head tags of an ASP.NET master page wouldn't work? For example, I have the following (plus many other) file referece:

<script type="text/javascript" src="/js/jquery/jquery-1.4.2.min.js"></script>

but jquery (and every other JS reference) doesn't work when the page loads.

Any thoughts? Thanks.

Answer 1

The src attribute is relative, try

<script type="text/javascript" src="/js/jquery/jquery-1.4.2.min.js"></script>

and see if that fixes your problem

Answer 2

The masterpage can have script resources just like a normal HTML page; you'll probably want to check the problem with an HTTP debugger like FireBug or Fiddler2, if phsr is correct you'll see the requests failing with an ErrorCode.

Answer 3

If that doesn't work, you can try this:

<script type="text/javascript" src="<%# ResolveUrl("~/js/jquery/jquery-1.4.2.min.js") %>"></script>

and in your Page Load handler in the master page add this code:

Page.Header.DataBind();

Answer 4

Using master pages will not affect the loading of JavaScript files. Your problem is either the location of the file or the script tag is formatted incorrectly.