You're confusing server side and client side code. Javascript works after a webpage has been returned but Ruby works when a page is being fetched. So if you want to be able to iterate over a bunch of values you'll need to create a javascript array that contains the values of the Ruby array.
*If you want to convert it to a javascript array:* http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionView/Helpers/JavaScriptHelper.html#M001761 I suggest you just make an array of titles and then pass it in via an options array to your code or something to keep the view layer clean. *So in your controller set: *options[:title] Equal to an array of the titles from your object array. *Something like:* var myEvents = <%= array_or_string_for_javascript(options[:title]) %>; for( var i = 0; i < myEvents.length; i++) { alert (myEvents[i]); } Someone correct me if I'm explaining anything wrong or if there is something wrong with my syntax -- I'm beginning ruby and rails myself so I think that's the correct syntax. Tim On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 9:16 PM, Brandon Fratello <[email protected]>wrote: > So I'm very new to both ruby and javascript, but the basic problem is. I > have a ruby array @events_this_month, and i'm running a javascript loop > that basically needs the information from this array. The problem is I > can't seem to set the proper index for my ruby array. What I have looks > like this: > > > for( var i = 0; i < 3; i++) > { > var title = '<%= @events_this_month[i].title %>'; > alert(title); > } > > I've also tried: > > <%= $j = 0 %> > for( var i = 0; i < 3; i++) > { > var title = '<%= @events_this_month[$j].title %>'; > alert('<%= $j %>'); > <%= $j = $j +1 %> > } > > Any suggestions on how I can access the correct index in my ruby array > during the javascript loop? > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<rubyonrails-talk%[email protected]> > . > 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 [email protected]. 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.
