# Rjs - how to display returned javascript

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rjs-how-to-display-returned-javascript/112260>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 16, 2007, 10:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rjs-how-to-display-returned-javascript/112260 "2007-08-16T22:05:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![mindtonic](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@mindtonic](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mindtonic)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 10:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rjs-how-to-display-returned-javascript/112260/1 "2007-08-16T22:05:05Z")

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Hello,

My rjs is returning javascript to the browser, as it should. I am  
trying to replace the html inside of a div. How do I get it to  
display the code and not the script?

[http://pastie.caboo.se/88348](http://pastie.caboo.se/88348)

[http://pastie.caboo.se/88373](http://pastie.caboo.se/88373)

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![mindtonic](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@mindtonic](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mindtonic)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 10:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rjs-how-to-display-returned-javascript/112260/2 "2007-08-16T22:42:11Z")

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The answer is to render the partial directly without using rjs at all.

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**Author:** ![mindtonic](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@mindtonic](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mindtonic)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 11:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rjs-how-to-display-returned-javascript/112260/3 "2007-08-16T23:40:22Z")

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Also, in case anyone searches for this, to do an ajax call from radio  
buttons, write a very simple javascript that defines the value of a  
hidden field and use the hidden field to feed the value to the  
request:

function doMe(value) {  
var hide = document.getElementById(‘hiddenType’)  
hide.value = value  
}