$('#<%=nameLabel.ClientID%>') does not work when in .js file and works when in script is in the page

Question

$(\'#<%=nameLabel.ClientID%>\') is being used in my script for jquery.

When this is in ... block in tha page , it works fine ,as its a content page i

Answer 1

Simple answer : You can't use inline asp.net scripting in external .js files.

But there are two articles and source code which make this possible :

Simply click here and click here.

And also Asp.NET 4.0 brings a nice solution to this problem which is called ClientIDMode

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