Render action inside js template

Hello all,

I'm trying to create the following:

There is a index page that lists some items, and 'new item' button. I want the user to be able to click the button, and with ajax the page will be refreshed to show the new item form.

For that, I added a format.js on my controller, and created a new.js.erb file for the action.

My problem is, how can I, inside the new.js template, print the new.html action?

Something like this:   $("#inner-content").html("<%= escape_javascript(render(:action => 'new')) %>");

It doesn't work. Do I really have to create a partial for the entire form to accomplish this?

Thank you!

Any thoughts?