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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 8, 2007, 7:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/insert-html-and-cycle/119588 "2007-11-08T07:10:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:**  [@Matthew\_Swasey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Matthew_Swasey)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 7:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/insert-html-and-cycle/119588/1 "2007-11-08T07:10:24Z")
Has anyone here ever run into the problem of having a list that cycles
a class name, in order for alternating lines to have a different
color, using the cycle() helper, but had it mess up when using the
prototype/ajax helper insert\_html?
I’m trying to come up with a solution for this, and this is what I
have so far.
I’ve got a javascript that is included in the page:
Event.observe(window, ‘load’, function(){
var alternateColor = function(){
$$(‘li.item’).each(function(el, index){
if (index % 2)
el.addClassName(‘alternate’);
});
};
alternateColor();
});
And in my form\_remote\_for, I use the callback “complete” like this:
form\_remote\_for(:model, :url =\> example\_path, :complete =\>
“alterateColor()”) do |f|
The problem is, while the javascript works when reloading the page, it
fails to do anything after the form is submitted and the Ajax call is
made.
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**Author:**  [@Matthew\_Swasey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Matthew_Swasey)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2007, 8:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/insert-html-and-cycle/119588/2 "2007-11-08T08:17:08Z")
form\_remote\_for(:model, :url =\> example\_path, :complete =\>
“alterateColor()”) do |f|
Try changing alterateColor() to alternateColor() there?