# javascript\_include once

**URL:** <https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/javascript-include-once/5217>\
**Category:** rubyonrails-talk\
**Created:** [November 29, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/javascript-include-once/5217 "2006-11-29T18:29:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![S\_Robert\_James](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@S\_Robert\_James](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/S_Robert_James)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/javascript-include-once/5217/1 "2006-11-29T18:29:36Z")

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What's the best way to include a javascript from a partial - but make sure that it is only included once?

I tried doing this with 'set' and helpers, but they seem to get processed after the layout is called.