inconsistency between user controls and master page

Question

I am using asp.NET with masterpages and usercontrols.

In MasterPage:

Doing

<link href='<%=ResolveUrl("~/path/file.css")%>' rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />

will not work and the css will not load BUT

Doing

<link runat="server" href='~/path/file.css' rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />

will work and the css will load

In User Control:

Doing

<link runat="server" href='~/path/file.css' rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />

will not work and the css will not load

BUT

Doing

<link href='<%=ResolveUrl("~/path/file.css")%>' rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />

will work and the css will load

In master page ResolveUrl doesn't work and runat="server" works where in user control the opposite is the true. Maybe I worng and I appriciate if someone will check this. If this is the situation, what is the reason for this inconsistency?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2588740/resolveurl-problem-in-master-page — Tim Schmelter, Oct 23 '11 at 11:26
@Tim Schmelter: Please read the question! ~ works in masterpage and ResolveUrl doesn't! — Naor, Oct 23 '11 at 12:00

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 23 '11 at 11:37

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You can read here in details what is going on.

In short is so the '~' character is only for use at the server

answered Oct 23 '11 at 11:37

Yacov

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Please read the question! ~ works in masterpage and ResolveUrl doesn't! – Naor Oct 23 '11 at 12:01
What is the output if you do at the masterpage and a normal page? – Yacov Oct 23 '11 at 12:05
ResolveUrl fot tag in master page doesn't work and it doesn't give the path. – Naor Oct 23 '11 at 12:16
Try this " rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> – Yacov Oct 25 '11 at 05:44

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 25 '11 at 08:08

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Ok, I got it.
In one of the cases I had <head runat="server"> tag. Because the runat="server", the ResolveUrl is not act as a server method but a simple text. That is why ResolveUrl didn't word - I had runat="server" in the head tag.

answered Oct 25 '11 at 08:08

Naor

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