将jquery验证插件添加到asp.net 4.5

Question

I see that asp.net (framework 4.5) uses the

       <asp:ScriptReference>

tags to include the bundles for jquery and jqueryUI etc. But if i want to add a Jquery Validation plugin , how do i add that to my Site.Master page?

I cannot add it inside the tags, because as at that point other main jquery scripts did not get added yet.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Found the solution by reading about bundling and minification

Under the App_Start folder add the following to the BundleConfig.cs

   bundles.Add(new ScriptBundle("~/bundles/jqueryVal").Include(
                                "~/Scripts/jquery.validate.js",);

Then in the Site.Master right after the end of ScriptReference Tags add the following

     <asp:PlaceHolder runat="server">
           <%: Scripts.Render("~/bundles/jqueryVal") %>
     </asp:PlaceHolder>

That worked for me. I used this link for reference.