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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 29, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/html-page-source-not-updated/171242 "2009-06-29T13:29:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:**  [@on9west](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/on9west)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/html-page-source-not-updated/171242/1 "2009-06-29T13:29:13Z")
Dear all
After I search something, it can successfully display the result in the
browser. However, I view the Page source and found that the HTML code
between the ‘event\_list’ div tag is not updated , the content is same as
before searching…It is so strange. This problem happen in both IE and
firefox…
Any idea?
Thank you very much.
Valentino
Source code for reference.
View
\<% form\_remote\_tag :html =\> {:action =\> “index”, :id =\> ‘event\_form’},
:update =\> ‘event\_list’, :before =\>
“$(‘spinner’).show();$(‘event\_list’).hide()”, :success =\>
“$(‘spinner’).hide();$(‘event\_list’).show()” do %\>
…
\<%= submit\_tag “Search” %\>
\<% end %\>
\<%= render :partial =\> 'event\_list' %\>
Controller
def index
```
.........
if request.xml_http_request?
respond_to do |format|
format.html {render :partial => "event_list"}
end
end
end
```
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**Author:**  [@on9west](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/on9west)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/html-page-source-not-updated/171242/2 "2009-06-29T14:15:52Z")
On Jun 29, 7:29 am, Valentino L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)
wrote:
> Dear all
>
> After I search something, it can successfully display the result in the
> browser. However, I view the Page source and found that the HTML code
> between the ‘event\_list’ div tag is not updated , the content is same as
> before searching…It is so strange. This problem happen in both IE and
> firefox…
I think browsers are just lazy about updating the page source. If the
changes you’ve made actually display then i wouldn’t worry about it
Fred
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**Author:**  [@on9west](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/on9west)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 4:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/html-page-source-not-updated/171242/3 "2009-06-29T16:20:50Z")
If you install the firebug extension for firefox there is an option to
view the “generated source”.
Cheers,
Nicholas
On Jun 29, 8:14 am, Frederick C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)
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**Author:**  [@on9west](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/on9west)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/html-page-source-not-updated/171242/4 "2009-07-06T19:39:45Z")
Some browsers reload the page when viewing the source code. So you
wont see any changes done by ajax callbacks.
2009/6/29, Nicholas H. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):
> > On Jun 29, 7:29 am, Valentino L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)
> >
> > > ## Source code for reference. \<% end %\> if request.xml\_http\_request? respond\_to do |format| format.html {render :partial =\> “event\_list”} end end end
> > >
> > > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.
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