Adding jQuery code to ASP.NET Boilerplate

Question

I have a project using ASP.NET Boilerplate. I want to add more functionality by using jQuery.

I try to write a simple code such as (below) to the end of a page (such as

Answer 1

do what the others said, but use

Also aspnet boilerplate does not use bundles or a

@RenderSection("scripts", required: false)

in it's layout.

jquery is linked in the layout, so you must use the layout. The default _ViewStart.cshtml defines the _Layout.cshtml as the layout.

To get the javascript in the scripts section from your cshtml pages (views) to render you must add the

@RenderSection("scripts", required: false)

to the _Layout.cshtml