So I have this ASP.Net 2.0 website that uses functions contained within a JS file. When a webpage loads the js file loads fine. But when I change something in that file on the server the changes are not propagated to user's browser. It keeps working according to the out dated file. How can I force the browser to reload the modified file from the server?
asked Aug 27, 2009 at 9:18
Malik Daud Ahmad Khokhar
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One rather common solution (that is also used here at SO I think) is to add a query string to the url of the javascript file, containing a version number. When you change the query string, the browser will treat it as a new file and download it rather than picking it from the cache.
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://example.com/file.js?v=2"></script>
In the above example, changing file.js?v=2 to file.js?v=3 would force the browser to download the file, instead of loading the cached file.js?v=2.
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S.Serpooshan
Note: if you open the chrome Inspector, it may cause to use cached js files even by Ctrl+F5. you can use
Disable cache from Network tab of inspector to force load fresh copies while DevTools/Inspector is openIn general, the quickest way to force update is to press CTRL+F5 in the browser.
Otherwise you need to empty the browser's cache.
If you are using Firefox I'd recommend the plugin Web Developer Toolbar, where you easily can just click "Misc -> Clear Private Data -> Cache".
