You can include a JavaScript file on an ASP.NET Web page by registering it through a ScriptReference object. You can register a script file that is located as a .js file (a static script file) on the Web site. You can also register a script file that is embedded as a resource in an assembly. After registering the script file, you can use its functions in client script on the Web page.
To register a static script file, set the Path property of the ScriptReference object to the relative location of the file.
To register a script file that is embedded as a resource in an assembly, set the Assembly property to the name of the assembly that contains the file. Then set the Name property to the name of the .js file that is embedded in the assembly. In that case, the script file must be embedded, not linked.
You set the ScriptMode property to indicate whether to use the debug or release version of the script.
The Auto value produces different results depending on whether it refers to a standalone script file or to a script file that is embedded as a resource in an assembly. A standalone script file is defined with the Path property. An assembly reference must be accessed through the Name and Assembly properties. The results for the Auto value are as follows:
When it is applied to a standalone script file where the Path property is specified, the Auto value is equivalent to Release.
When it is applied to a script reference in an assembly, Auto is equivalent to Inherit. When only Name is specified, it is used to reference the script. When Name and the Path property are both specified, the Path property is used instead of Name, but the Auto value is still equivalent to Inherit.