Cannot load script in ViewComponent - asp.net

Question

I created a ViewComponent which display a Table that require some plugin for enable specific functionalities. Inside the ViewComponent I tried to create a specific section:
#section DataTableScripts{
<script src="~/js/JQuery/jquery.dataTables.js"></script>
}
unfortunately I discovered that a ViewComponent cannot load a #section.
So I tried to include the script directly in the ViewComponent, but the problem is that the scripts are loaded before of JQuery which is loaded inside the _Layout, specifically:
ViewComponent
<script src="~/js/JQuery/jquery.dataTables.js"></script>
<script src="~/js/JQuery/dataTables.buttons.min.js"></script>
<script src="~/js/JQuery/dataTables.keyTable.min.js"></script>
<script src="~/js/JQuery/dataTables.responsive.min.js"></script>
<script src="~/js/JQuery/dataTables.select.min.js"></script>
<script src="~/js/JQuery/dataTables.bootstrap4.js"></script>
<script src="~/js/JQuery/jquery.dataTables.js"></script>
Layout
<script src="~/js/jquery.min.js"></script>
so in this case I'll get:
jQuery is not defined
How can I manage this situation?

Answer 1

Simply set the Layout for your ViewComponent .
#{
Layout = "/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml";
}
#section DataTableScripts{
<div>It works </div>
<script src="~/js/JQuery/jquery.dataTables.js"></script>
}
Here's the screenshot that works :
[Edit]
This approach does not seems a good way to do that . As #Kirk Larkin says , this will make the Layout render twice . Another patch is to write a new RefinedLayout.cshtml and set the Layout of ViewComponent as the RefinedLayout :
#{
Layout = "_RefinedLayout.cshtml";
}
#section DataTableScripts{
<div>It works </div>
<script src="~/js/JQuery/jquery.dataTables.js"></script>
}
For more information , refer workaround by MortenMeisler

Answer 2

You are using<script src="~/js/JQuery/jquery.dataTables.js"></script> twice. Just keep it once.

Answer 3

Specifying another layout for viewcomponents with scripts will duplicate scripts. And #section is just ignored during rendering.
So I replaced jquery document ready with plain javascript domcontentloaded and any jquery can be written inside domcontentloaded. Not a permanent good approach but works for me.
<script>
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function (event) {
console.log($ === jQuery)
});
</script>