ASP.NET ScriptBundle does not work with .min.js?

Question

I can successfully include jquery library with ScriptBundle from ASP.NET MVC by using below

bundles.Add(new ScriptBundle("~/bundles/jquery").Include("~/Scripts/jquery-1.7.1.js"));

However, If I changed to the minimized library, I could not get it from browser

bundles.Add(new ScriptBundle("~/bundles/jquery").Include("~/Scripts/jquery-1.7.1.min.js"));

anything wrong with the code?

Answer 1

Unless EnableOptimizations is true or the debug attribute in the compilation Element in the Web.config file is set to false, files will not be bundled or minified. Additionally, the .min version of files will not be used, the full debug versions will be selected. EnableOptimizations overrides the debug attribute in the compilation Element in the Web.config file

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Answer 2

Try clearing ignore list.

public class BundleConfig
    {
        public static void RegisterBundles(BundleCollection bundles)
        {
            bundles.IgnoreList.Clear();

            // code cleared for clarity

        }
    }

Answer 3

Everything OK with your code, that's how it works, you can try change ignoreList.

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