include Javascript server-side from webcontrol code?

How can I include Javascript onto my page from a webcontrol that is loading, under the prerender event?

Here's a function I built that I am using, but it is unfortunately not working.

/// <summary>
/// Includes a javascript on the page if it is not already included.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="url">The javascript to include on the page.</param>
public static void IncludeJavascript(string url)
{
    string key = MD5.GetMD5Hash(url);
    ClientScriptManager manager = (HttpContext.Current.Handler as Page).ClientScript;
    if (!manager.IsClientScriptIncludeRegistered(manager.GetType(), key))
    {
        manager.RegisterClientScriptInclude(manager.GetType(),key, url);
    }
}

I am using it like this:

ScriptHandler.IncludeJavascript("/scripts/TabControl.js");

Is that correct? Or is the path wrong? Does it need to be a server-side path?

The full TabControl I made is this, and as you can see, I am overriding the prerender procedure and using it there. It's just not working:

[ToolboxData("<{0}:TabControl Title=\"My tabcontrol\" runat=server>\n<{0}:TabPage Title开发者_StackOverflow中文版=\"Default tab\" IsSelected=\"True\">Insert tab page content here ...</{0}:TabPage>\n<{0}:TabPage Title=\"Secondary tab\" IsSelected=\"True\">Insert tab page content here ...</{0}:TabPage>\n</{0}:TabControl>")]
[ParseChildren(false)]
[PersistChildren(true)]
public class TabControl : WebControl
{

    private int count;

    public TabControl()
    {
        count = 0;
    }

    protected override void OnPreRender(EventArgs e)
    {
        ScriptHandler.IncludeJavascript(ResolveUrl("~/scripts/TabControl.js"));
        base.OnPreRender(e);
    }

    [Bindable(true)]
    [Category("Appearance")]
    [DefaultValue("")]
    [Localizable(true)]
    public virtual string Title
    {
        get;
        set;
    }

    protected override HtmlTextWriterTag TagKey
    {
        get
        {
            return HtmlTextWriterTag.Div;
        }
    }

    public override string ClientID
    {
        get
        {
            return "tabSectionWrapper";
        }
    }

    private TabPage selectedTab;
    public TabPage SelectedTab
    {
        get
        {
            return selectedTab;
        }
        set
        {
            selectedTab = value;
        }
    }

    protected override void RemovedControl(Control control)
    {
        if (control is TabPage)
        {
            count--;
            base.RemovedControl(control);
        }
    }

    protected override void AddedControl(Control control, int index)
    {
        if (control is TabPage)
        {
            if ((control as TabPage).IsSelected)
            {
                this.SelectedTab = control as TabPage;
            }
            (control as TabPage).ID = "" + count++;
            base.AddedControl(control, index);
        }
    }

    protected override void RenderChildren(HtmlTextWriter writer)
    {
        writer.Write("<div id=\"tabContainer\"><ul class=\"tabs\">");
        foreach (Control control in this.Controls)
        {
            if (control is TabPage)
            {
                (control as TabPage).RenderTitle(writer);
            }
        }
        writer.Write("</ul></div>");
        writer.Write("<div id=\"boxWithContent\">");
        foreach (Control control in this.Controls)
        {
            if (control is TabPage)
            {
                (control as TabPage).RenderControl(writer);
            }
        }
        writer.Write("</div>");
    }

    public override void RenderControl(HtmlTextWriter writer)
    {
        writer.Write("<h1>");
        writer.WriteEncodedText(this.Title);
        writer.Write("</h1>");
        base.RenderControl(writer);
    }

    protected override void RenderContents(HtmlTextWriter output)
    {
        base.RenderContents(output);
    }
}

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I figured out that the control must be located within a form-control with runat="server" specified. I thought any control with runat="server" specified would be enough, but no.

Wow. Just wow.

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Try using a relative path that takes into account the virtual directory your site might be running under:

IncludeJavascript(ResolveUrl("~/scripts/TabControl.js"));