Oh i forgot to include the <% end %> code. I have that and it still does not work.
On Oct 3, 2:20 am, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So this returns the correct value in params[:data]: > <%= link_to_remote 'Send Request', :url => {:controller => > "requests", :action => "create", > :date => @date, :weekday => @weekday, :id => @id}, :with => > "'data='+newFunction()", > :update => 'request_sent' %> > > but this returns nil: > <% form_remote_tag(:url => {:controller => 'requests', :action > =>'create'}, > :with => "'data='+newFunction()", :update => 'request_sent') > do %> > <%= text_field "request", "request" %><br/> > <%= submit_tag 'Send Request' %> > > am I using :with within the form_remote_tag helper correctly? Are you > able to use it with form_remote_tag? Thanks. > > On Oct 3, 1:46 am, Frederick Cheung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > On Oct 3, 9:43 am, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > result() is the name of a javascript function that I have defined > > > within a script in the head element. calling it in :with sets this > > > result to data, which can then be accessed with params[:data] in the > > > action create. > > > Well your initial post is using a function called request :-) > > Make sure your function returns appropriately format data, other than > > that you're going to have to be more explicit about how it doesn't > > work. > > > Fred > > > > On Oct 3, 1:34 am, Frederick Cheung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > On Oct 3, 7:43 am, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> I am trying to > > > > pass the result from a javascript function along with > > > > > the result from a text_field with form_remote_tag. This is what I > > > > > have so far, but no go: > > > > > > <% form_remote_tag(:url => {:controller => 'requests', :action => > > > > > 'create'}, :with => "'data='+request()", :update => 'request_sent' ) > > > > > do %> > > > > > <%= text_field "request", "request" %><br/> > > > > > <%= submit_tag 'Send Request' %> > > > > > <% end %> > > > > > Short answer: learn more javascript > > > > Long Answer: The behaviour of with is basically identical for > > > > link_to_remote and form_remote_tag. There is no function called > > > > request, so this can't work as is. Functions are not automatically > > > > added for input element. $F('foo') returns the value of the element > > > > with id foo and should do the trick (just check in the generated html > > > > what the id of the text field is). I also wrote some stuff about :with > > > > athttp://www.spacevatican.org/2008/5/17/with-or-without-you-link_to_rem... > > > > Having said all that you don't need any of that here - the form will > > > > submit the value of the text field anyway, no :with needed. > > > > > Fred > > > > > Fred > > > > > > I was able to get this to work with link_to_remote with the following > > > > > code: > > > > > > <br/><%= link_to_remote 'Update availability', :url => {:action => > > > > > "array"}, :with => "'data='+test()", :update => 'testing' %> > > > > > > where test() is the javascript function. This allows me to access the > > > > > result of the test function in params[:data]. It seems that I should > > > > > be able to do the same with form_remote_tag, but I have been > > > > > unsuccessful. Maybe a syntax mistake? Maybe not possible? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---