# jRails + Element.show

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jrails-element-show/175864>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 21, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jrails-element-show/175864 "2009-09-21T21:40:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Abhishek\_shukla](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@Abhishek\_shukla](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Abhishek_shukla)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jrails-element-show/175864/1 "2009-09-21T21:40:05Z")

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Hello Friends,

I am using jRails no prototype.js. rails helper are working fine but  
problem with the spinner.  
Element.show(’#spinner’);", is not working.

It will be great is someone can help me.

Thanks  
Abhis

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**Author:** ![Abhishek\_shukla](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@Abhishek\_shukla](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Abhishek_shukla)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 10:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jrails-element-show/175864/2 "2009-09-21T22:50:21Z")

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On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 2:37 PM, Abhishek shukla [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Hello Friends,
> 
> I am using jRails no prototype.js. rails helper are working fine but  
> problem with the spinner.  
> Element.show(‘#spinner’);", is not working.
> 
> It will be great is someone can help me.

Using jRails means your app now uses jQuery instead of  
Prototype/Scriptaculous.

So you need to write your Javascript in jQuery style.

jQuery( ‘#spinner’ ).show(); should work.

–  
Greg D.  
[http://destiney.com/](http://destiney.com/)

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**Author:** ![Abhishek\_shukla](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@Abhishek\_shukla](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Abhishek_shukla)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 11:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jrails-element-show/175864/3 "2009-09-21T23:16:06Z")

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> I am using jRails no prototype.js. rails helper are working fine but  
> problem with the spinner.  
> Element.show(’#spinner’);", is not working.

That’s pure prototype… if you’re not using an actual rails helper  
then do

$(’#spinner’).show()

-philip