Hi all,
Can I have a ruby code inside a java script function written in .js file?
When I tried it, i got an error.
e.g. consider following function inside myscript.js file
myscript.js
function sayHi
{
<%name=“xyz”%>;
alert(‘HI <%=name%>’);
}
But this works if I have above function in a rhtml file inside tag.
Any inputs in this regard will be really helpful.
Thanks and Regards,
Medha.
no, you cannot have ruby code inside a standalone js file, as it is your browser that requests the file directly from the webserver. it is NOT being parsed/interpreted/executed on the server.
when you put the ruby code into the rhtml template within <script> tags then that code IS being parsed as part of the template file.
Chris
Yes and no. You can't have Ruby code within a .js file stored in the public directory, but you could generate a javascript file from a controller (this will require some disabling any layouts, etc.). Your HTML will probably need to reference the generated javascript "file" directly, rather than through Rails' helper function.
-faisal