# Grabbing form data using link\_to

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/grabbing-form-data-using-link-to/91848>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 12, 2007, 8:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/grabbing-form-data-using-link-to/91848 "2007-04-12T20:45:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![aditya](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@aditya](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aditya)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2007, 8:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/grabbing-form-data-using-link-to/91848/1 "2007-04-12T20:45:57Z")

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Is there a way I can grab the form data using javascript (onclick)  
combined with link\_to  
For example: link\_to “link\_name”, {:action =\> “myAction”}, :onclick  
=\> …

Appreciate your help.  
Aditya

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**Author:** ![aditya](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@aditya](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aditya)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2007, 10:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/grabbing-form-data-using-link-to/91848/2 "2007-04-13T10:00:24Z")

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> Is there a way I can grab the form data using javascript (onclick)  
> combined with link\_to

just use the :submit parameter when calling link\_to

regards,

javier ramirez

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