From: Giles Bowkett <gilesb@...>
Date: 2006-11-29T10:30:42+09:00
Subject: Re: link_to_remote; how do I tweak the div to update?; Ajax on Rails

You want the Rails list.

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk

However I will give you a hint. You can't put a <%= inside another
<%=. Two of those things in a row makes the templating engine grumpy.

On 11/28/06, Dan W. <wozniak.dan@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to update a specific div section by trying to add some
> embedded ruby code below.  It's not liking it though.  You see below
> i'm trying to replace >>> :update => "msg_box>", <<< with >>> :update
> => "msg_box_<%= item.id %>", <<< but it's bad syntax or something.  How
> can I do this?
>
> Here's my little Ruby on Rails webpage that uses Ajax:
>
> >>>>>
> <% for item in @my_items %>
> <html>
>   <head>
>     <title>Ajax Demo</title>
>     <%= javascript_include_tag "prototype" %>
>   </head>
>   <body>
>     <div id="msg_box">
>       <%= link_to_remote( "Item Details",
> ###  normally its :update => "msg_box>",
>                          :update => "msg_box_<%= item.id %>",
> ### you see in the line above i'm trying to update the div with id
> "msg_box_1" for example...
>                          :url =>{ :action => :get_details }) %>
>     </div>
>   </body>
> </html>
> <% end %>
>
> <<<<<
>
> Thanks for reading.
>
> --Dan W.
>
>
>


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