link_to_remote equivalent call from javascript?

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Hi Folks,

I want to trigger an AJAX call when a user clicks on a table row. Is there a Rails method I can use from javascript, equivalent to link_to_remote, that can be triggered from something other than a hyperlink?

Essentially, I want to generate the contents of the link_to_remote onclick handler, and embed it in a javascript function instead of a hyperlink onclick handler.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Cheers, Chris Hughes

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remote_function() maybe? http://api.rubyonrails.com/classes/ActionView/Helpers/PrototypeHelper.html#M000420