How do I include a ScriptBundle in a user control?

Question

I have some legacy ASP.NET WebForms code that uses RegisterClientScriptInclude in a class that inherits from UserControl. I want to replace the multiple calls to RegisterClientScriptInclude with a single new-fangled Bundle. How do I resolve a bundle URL from my bundle route, deep inside a compiled assembly?

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 02 '13 at 18:47

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Assuming you've registered the bundle already and just want to generate a reference to the bundle.

The simplist way is to just call

BundleCollection.ResolveBundleUrl(<path to bundle, i.e. "~/bundles/mybundle">).

Note by not using the Scripts helper to render out the tags, you will always get a reference to the bundle, there won't be the automatic non bundle functionality when you call the ResolveBundleUrl directly.

answered Jan 02 '13 at 18:47

Hao Kung

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"Automatic non-bundle functionality"? – Scott Stafford Jan 03 '13 at 00:36
Meaning bundling and minification is off in debug mode when using the Scripts/Styles helpers – Hao Kung Jan 07 '13 at 23:00

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 19 '16 at 09:51

Try this method:

private void RegisterJavaScriptBundle(string bundleIdent)
    {
        var bundleUrl = String.Format("~/bundles/{0}", bundleIdent);

        var name = String.Format("Bundle{0}", bundleIdent);

        if (ScriptManager.ScriptResourceMapping.GetDefinition(name) == null)
            ScriptManager.ScriptResourceMapping.AddDefinition(name, new ScriptResourceDefinition { Path = bundleUrl });

        ScriptManager.RegisterNamedClientScriptResource(this.Page, name);
    }

Than call it in the load event of the usercontrol:

this.RegisterJavaScriptBundle("MyBundle");

This will generate reference to the script with the content hash:

<script src="/bundles/MyBundle?v=B6mdgLTYJ2gPQv_XxE07ACAAaNA6Lo4L_KxViWZE-CY1" type="text/javascript"></script>

How do I include a ScriptBundle in a user control?

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