I believe you want
submit_to_remote
Which works just like link_to_remote.
submit_to_remote(name, value, options = {})
Returns a button input tag that will submit form using XMLHttpRequest in the background instead of regular reloading POST arrangement. options
argument is the same as in [ form_remote_tag](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionView/Helpers/PrototypeHelper.html#M000535)
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