# To use JS in RedBox Plugin

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/to-use-js-in-redbox-plugin/130771>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 3, 2008, 8:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/to-use-js-in-redbox-plugin/130771 "2008-03-03T08:18:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![saravanankrishnan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@saravanankrishnan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/saravanankrishnan)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 8:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/to-use-js-in-redbox-plugin/130771/1 "2008-03-03T08:18:17Z")

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Hi All,

I’m using redbox plugin in my app. Redbox plugin is working properly.But  
when i try to change text box values using js its not working.

The Code is

Test

Here I’m assigning hidden input value to the text box when clicking  
radio button.  
Its working in ordinary page/layout but not in redbox layout.

Hopefully Waiting for your reply

Thanks in Advance  
Saravanan.K

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**Author:** ![saravanankrishnan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@saravanankrishnan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/saravanankrishnan)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 10:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/to-use-js-in-redbox-plugin/130771/2 "2008-03-03T10:02:17Z")

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Saravanan K. wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> I’m using redbox plugin in my app. Redbox plugin is working properly.But  
> when i try to change text box values using js its not working.
> 
> The Code is
> 
> Test
> 
> Here I’m assigning hidden input value to the text box when clicking  
> radio button.  
> Its working in ordinary page/layout but not in redbox layout.
> 
> Hopefully Waiting for your reply
> 
> Thanks in Advance  
> Saravanan.K

Anything Wrong in my question?  
Can anyone suggest me…

Thanks

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**Author:** ![saravanankrishnan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@saravanankrishnan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/saravanankrishnan)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 10:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/to-use-js-in-redbox-plugin/130771/3 "2008-03-03T10:34:26Z")

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U using in rjs files or in rhtml files?

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**Author:** ![saravanankrishnan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@saravanankrishnan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/saravanankrishnan)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2008, 11:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/to-use-js-in-redbox-plugin/130771/4 "2008-03-03T11:33:27Z")

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Ratnavel S. wrote:

> U using in rjs files or in rhtml files?

.rhtml files

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**Author:** ![saravanankrishnan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@saravanankrishnan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/saravanankrishnan)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 10:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/to-use-js-in-redbox-plugin/130771/5 "2008-03-04T10:36:39Z")

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What you are asking is strictly a js question with no rails aspect.  
But if I cut and paste  
your view code into one of my views it appears to work as expected, so  
maybe something else is giving a local js problem in your browser.

Tonypm