$('#<%=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

External javascript files are not served by the ASP.NET engine, so any server side tags such as <%= ... %> will not work. You could apply a css class to the element and use a CSS selector:

$('.nameLabel')