# JS not recognized in link\_to\_remote respond\_to?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/js-not-recognized-in-link-to-remote-respond-to/185196>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 15, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/js-not-recognized-in-link-to-remote-respond-to/185196 "2010-03-15T21:47:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 15, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/js-not-recognized-in-link-to-remote-respond-to/185196/1 "2010-03-15T21:47:59Z")

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In my view I have this test…

\<%= link\_to\_remote(‘AJAX Alert’, :url =\> ‘/sandbox/submit’, :success  
=\> ‘alert(request.responseText)’) %\>

In my controller, this works and alerts “AJAX Response”…

def submit  
render :layout =\> false  
end

But if I add the respond\_to block, the format.js never gets  
recognized…

def submit  
respond\_to do |format|  
format.js {  
render :layout =\> false  
}  
format.html {  
# render normal layout  
}  
end  
end