On Feb 29, 2012, at 2:29 PM, Abram wrote: > Thanks in advance for any help on this. > > I would like to search my DB for records using a Model.where > request... Using jquery I have access to the text within the select > option chosen from a drop box. Now, if only I could take this text and > assign it to a ruby instance variable, such as @brand.... I could then > insert the value into the 'where' request and pull the records > corresponding to the selected option. > > It seems possible to assign a ruby variable to a jquery var, but not > the other way around. Is there, or could there be, a ruby function to > help with this?
Have a google for Ajax request. You will need to respond to an xhr request in your controller and return whatever result you need in Rails. From the jQuery (JavaScript) side, you're doing a post request, just not refreshing the page as you do so. Walter > > Thanks, > Abram > > -- > 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 > rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > -- 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 rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
