I added the () but that's not the problem. I added the next alert and it shows the events length. But if I remove another event it still shows the same number.
page << "alert($('single_blog_info_box_480').childElements().length)" On Oct 30, 5:05 pm, Frederick Cheung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 30 Oct 2008, at 21:55, elioncho wrote: > > > > > > > Hello, I have a code on a RJS where I want to check if an element in > > the DOM has child elements, if not, show a message. > > > 1.page["event_"[EMAIL PROTECTED] :fade #This works > > 2.page << "if $('single_blog_info_box_480').childElements().length == > > 0 {" > > 3.page["message"].visual_effect :appear > > 4.page << "}" > > > Line 1 is working. It removes an event from the view. The problem is > > in line 2. I am calling childElements on a div called > > 'single_blog_info_box_480' (which contains the events). The idea is to > > make a message appear when there are no more events left. The thing is > > that I currently have 3 events and everytime the RJS is executed it > > shows the same 3 events even though events have become hidden. Can > > somebody guide me on how to do this or what the problem is? > > you need to have () surrounding the condition. > > Fred > > > Thanks, > > > Elioncho --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---