Can't get .rjs files to be used automatically?

Rails
1

I’m on EdgeRails, and I can’t seem to get .rjs files to be used
automatically. I’ve looked at Cody’s (and others) tutorials, and I
always have to say “.rjs”, even when it’s the only one there!

For example:

def show
format.html { render :action => ‘show.rjs’ } # notice explicit
“.rjs”
end

Instead of:

def show
format.html { render :action => ‘show’ }
end

Anyone get this working?

2

Nate wrote:

I can’t seem to get .rjs files to be used
automatically.

Anyone get this working?

Absolutely. Have you deleted the other files? There’s a hirrarchy.

Bill

3

Yes, I’ve deleted the other files:

$ ls -1
edit.rhtml
index.rhtml
new.rhtml
show.rjs

show.rjs is the only one available for the show action

4

Got it: You have to put this in a format.js under EdgeRails:

def show
@user_role = UserRole.find(params[:id])
respond_to do |format|
format.js { render :action => ‘show’ }
format.html { raise “AJAX only for this action” }
format.xml { render :xml => @user_role.to_xml }
end
end

5

Nah, nevermind - that fixed the updating problem, but I still have to
say “.rjs”

respond_to do |format|
  format.js   { render :action => 'show.rjs' }
  format.html { raise "AJAX only for this action" }
  format.xml  { head :ok }
end

Any ideas??

6

Nate wrote:

Nah, nevermind - that fixed the updating problem, but I still have to
say “.rjs”

respond_to do |format|
  format.js   { render :action => 'show.rjs' }
  format.html { raise "AJAX only for this action" }
  format.xml  { head :ok }
end

Any ideas??

try this:
def show
respond_to do |format|
format.js
format.html { raise “AJAX only for this action” }
format.xml { head :ok }
end
end

Also, make sure you are using link_to_remote, form_remote_tag or some
other Ajax serialization method in the view that launches this method,
otherwise the form is going to set the content type to html instead of
JS.

Can you paste the view thatis calling this method and the show.rjs that
you are using?

–jake

7

Thanks Jake, I had resolved this already.

For some reason, I just needed to restart WEBrick. Must’ve had
something cached internally.

It is working just like the example you show above. Thanks.