Conditional respond_to doesn't do redirect

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I have such a code in my "create" method:

respond_to do |format|   if user.save()     format.html {redirect_to(:action => "show")}   else     format.js   end end

So if save() is successful I want full redirect to a different page. If not successful then no redirect, just show user an ajax message about the error on the same page.

My form is with 'data-remote="true"'.

And my "create.js.erb" is simple:   document.getElementById("warn").innerHTML = "<p>Error</p>";

Save() works fine but I get no redirection. The same page stays without change. And if save() is impossible then format.js works fine. But why redirection doesn't work?

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If this is responding to an AJAX request, what do you think would be the result of redirecting the AJAX request?

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tamouse mailing lists wrote in post #1105944:

If this is responding to an AJAX request, what do you think would be the result of redirecting the AJAX request?

Yes, you're right :slight_smile: window.location = ... works