Hello
Andrew,
Proper resource mapping for the jQuery library that is embedded in the Telerik controls exists in the latest version of the controls (2014.2.724) when RadScriptManager is used on the page.
Nevertheless, the unobtrusive validation still breaks due to how the script management features work, as stated in the following feedback item:
https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/748064/. This means that by design you need to instruct the script manager on the page to load jQuery before the core scripts of the client-side validation.
To do so with the RadScriptManager, you can use the sample code below:
Regards,
Slav
Telerik
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