Ajax call on button

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How do i use a button to perform an ajax call. Im not updating/creating a form so submit_to_remote wont work as it is expecting form options.

button_to_function is just for javascript from what ive read.

I could use css to maybe appear that it is a button but this is not the route i want to take.

<%= submit_to_remote 'next_lever_btn', "Go to next" ,     :url => { :action => "load_questions", :id => @next_cat},     :before => "Element.show('main_spinner')",     :success => "Element.hide('main_spinner')" %>

Anyone got a solution?

JB

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You could use a link_to_remote and style it the way you want it.

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You could use a link_to_remote and style it the way you want it.

How do i use a button to perform an ajax call. Im not updating/ creating a form so submit_to_remote wont work as it is expecting form options.

button_to_function is just for javascript from what ive read.

So just use the right javascript! button_to_function 'Click me', remote_function(:url => {...}, ...)

Fred

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