# Link\_to\_remote with href option - syntax help needed **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [April 3, 2008, 11:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-remote-with-href-option-syntax-help-needed/133766 "2008-04-03T11:33:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cmaxvv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@cmaxvv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cmaxvv)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 11:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-remote-with-href-option-syntax-help-needed/133766/1 "2008-04-03T11:33:47Z")
Hi I’m using link\_to\_remote, in a page that (as usual) needs to work for non-js enabled browsers. According to the API -([http://www.railsbrain.com/api/rails-2.0.2/doc/index.html?a=M001827&name=link\_to\_remote](http://www.railsbrain.com/api/rails-2.0.2/doc/index.html?a=M001827&name=link_to_remote)), i can pass an href option which points to a url which is called in the non-js version. In this case, i want the ajax call _and_ the normal html link to go to the same controller and the same action: “selections/create?resource\_id=x”. My problem is that i’m using restful routes and can’t seem to work out the syntax. Here’s what i _thought_ it should be: link\_to\_remote image\_tag(“/images/v4/basket.gif”, :alt =\> “Add to basket”), { :url =\> selections\_path(:resource\_id =\> resource.id), :method =\> :post }, :href =\> url\_for( :controller =\> “selections”, :action =\> “create”, :resource\_id =\> resource.id ) This works in the js case: the restful route of calling selections\_path with a POST request sends me to selections/create. But the href option doesn’t work properly: it calls “selections/index?resource\_id=x” Can i pass a restful route through to href as well? I’ve tried various arrangements but it keeps breaking because of bad syntax. I have a feeling that if i’m using a restful route helper i can drop url\_for and just point href at the helper but i can’t work the syntax out for that either. Can anyone help? thanks max ---
**Author:** ![cmaxvv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@cmaxvv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cmaxvv)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 12:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-remote-with-href-option-syntax-help-needed/133766/2 "2008-04-03T12:13:17Z")
The :url syntax seems to be correct. BTW, href doesn’t support RESTful create action since create need to be POST. On Apr 3, 5:33 pm, Max W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![cmaxvv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@cmaxvv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cmaxvv)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 12:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-remote-with-href-option-syntax-help-needed/133766/3 "2008-04-03T12:14:57Z")
> I’m using link\_to\_remote, in a page that (as usual) needs to work for > non-js enabled browsers. You could play with format.html. That should be called when JS is not enabled. something like… format.html { redirect\_to(resources\_path) } ? ---
**Author:** ![cmaxvv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@cmaxvv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cmaxvv)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-remote-with-href-option-syntax-help-needed/133766/4 "2008-04-03T12:21:44Z")
Vapor … wrote: > > I’m using link\_to\_remote, in a page that (as usual) needs to work for > > non-js enabled browsers. > > You could play with format.html. That should be called when JS is not > enabled. > something like… > > format.html { redirect\_to(resources\_path) } > > ? Hi Vapor I have my formats set up fine, like you suggest: the problem is that it doesn’t reach them because it gets sent to the wrong controller action (index instead of create) in the html case. All i need is a link that sends an ajax request _or_ an html request to the same action and the same controller, depending on whether the user has js enabled. This must be a very common requirement for any site, which is why i’m going so crazy trying to work it out ☹ ---
**Author:** ![cmaxvv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@cmaxvv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cmaxvv)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 8:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-remote-with-href-option-syntax-help-needed/133766/5 "2008-04-03T20:46:42Z")
Try specifically setting :html =\> {:url =\> …} I’m not being RESTful, but this is working for me: (link\_to\_remote ‘«prev’, :url =\> {:action =\> ‘change\_month’, :month =\> @date.last\_month.month, :year =\> @date.last\_month.year}, :html =\> {:href =\> url\_for(:month =\> @date.last\_month.month, :year =\> @date.last\_month.year), :class =\> “otherMonthLink”}) Sorry that the lines are so long! -Kyle On Apr 3, 5:28 am, Max W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![cmaxvv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@cmaxvv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cmaxvv)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 12:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-remote-with-href-option-syntax-help-needed/133766/6 "2008-04-03T12:28:19Z")
Hi Ashchan > The :url syntax seems to be correct. > hmmmm…in that case, can you see any other reason why it might request > the index action instead of the create action. > BTW, href doesn’t support RESTful create action since create need to > be POST. > I wasn’t sure about href, that’s why i explicity passed through the > controller and action. It just seems to ignore the action though. I > have a feeling this is just to do with arranging my {}s and () > properly…