NET 2.0 added the ClientScriptManager to allow developers a simple method to add javascript and other “Script” capabilites to a web page easily. However, the documentation never really got developed, so attempting to use it can be a bit trick.
Lets start with adding an include of a .js file.
‘code block here protected override void Render(HtmlTextWriter writer){ if(!this.Page.ClientScript.IsClientScriptIncludeRegistered(this.GetType(), VirtualEarthSettings.VirtualEarthJScriptTagHeader)) { this.Page.ClientScript.RegisterClientScriptInclude(this.GetType(), VirtualEarthSettings.VirtualEarthJScriptTagHeader, http://dev.virtualearth.net/mapcontrol/mapcontrol.ashx?v=6 ); } base.Render(writer); }
Didn’t work did it? Why?
You can’t call RegisterClientScriptInclude(…) after the PreRender section of the page lifecycle. Best bet: call in OnInit.
In fact about the ONLY ClientScriptManager function you can use after the PreRender is: ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript