# Update a div **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [October 23, 2007, 10:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/update-a-div/118106 "2007-10-23T22:29:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![snantz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@snantz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/snantz)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 10:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/update-a-div/118106/1 "2007-10-23T22:29:57Z")
I have this list of users that I want to include in a group. I choose these users from a larger group - all the employees for a company , for example. I have both lists displayed on the page, the thing is that when I choose a user to include in my list I want to have that user shown in the list (update that list) but also have that user taken out of the other list. So basically I need to update two divs. I am using a form\_remote\_tag to :update the one div, but how do I update the second. Is there a way to update two divs as a result of an action? thanks, -S ---
**Author:** ![snantz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@snantz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/snantz)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 1:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/update-a-div/118106/2 "2007-10-24T01:56:23Z")
Shandy N. wrote: > Is there a way to update two divs as a result of an action? thanks, RJS templates is one: page.insert\_html :bottom, ‘thoughts’, :partial =\> ‘thought’ page.visual\_effect :highlight, ‘thoughts’ page.form.reset ‘thought-form’ This tutorial is long-winded but it’ll give you the basics: [http://ajax.stealthsettings.com/rjs-templates-for-rails/rjs-templates-for-rails-what-is-rjs/](http://ajax.stealthsettings.com/rjs-templates-for-rails/rjs-templates-for-rails-what-is-rjs/) Then check out the docs: [http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionView/Helpers/PrototypeHelper/JavaScriptGenerator/GeneratorMethods.html](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionView/Helpers/PrototypeHelper/JavaScriptGenerator/GeneratorMethods.html) ---
**Author:** ![snantz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@snantz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/snantz)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 10:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/update-a-div/118106/3 "2007-10-24T10:08:38Z")
Shandy N. wrote: > I have this list of users that I want to include in a group. I choose > these users from a larger group - all the employees for a company , for > example. I have both lists displayed on the page, the thing is that when > I choose a user to include in my list I want to have that user shown in > the list (update that list) but also have that user taken out of the > other list. So basically I need to update two divs. I am using a > form\_remote\_tag to :update the one div, but how do I update the second. > Is there a way to update two divs as a result of an action? thanks, > > -S Hi You can update two divs using :update =\>“div1,div2” in form\_remote\_tag and also by using render :update do |page| page.replace\_html ‘div1’, :partial =\> ‘file1’ page.replace\_html ‘div2’, :partial =\> ‘file2’ in the controller ---
**Author:** ![snantz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@snantz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/snantz)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 4:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/update-a-div/118106/4 "2007-10-25T16:58:33Z")
Abhi M. wrote: > Shandy N. wrote: > > > I have this list of users that I want to include in a group. I choose > > these users from a larger group - all the employees for a company , for > > example. I have both lists displayed on the page, the thing is that when > > I choose a user to include in my list I want to have that user shown in > > the list (update that list) but also have that user taken out of the > > other list. So basically I need to update two divs. I am using a > > form\_remote\_tag to :update the one div, but how do I update the second. > > Is there a way to update two divs as a result of an action? thanks, > > > > -S > > Hi > You can update two divs using :update =\>“div1,div2” in form\_remote\_tag > and also by using > render :update do |page| > page.replace\_html ‘div1’, :partial =\> ‘file1’ > page.replace\_html ‘div2’, :partial =\> ‘file2’ > > in the controller This doesn’t work at all, at least not for me. I have a form\_remote\_tag with :update =\> ‘div1, div2’ and then in my controller I have the above code. If I leave off the :update, my button for the form act as if they haven’t been hit and with the update I get the same behavior. Is there something that I’m missing? Thanks, -S ---
**Author:** ![snantz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@snantz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/snantz)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/update-a-div/118106/5 "2007-10-25T17:28:19Z")
Shandy N. wrote: > This doesn’t work at all, at least not for me. I have a form\_remote\_tag > with :update =\> ‘div1, div2’ and then in my controller I have the above > code. If I leave off the :update, my button for the form act as if they > haven’t been hit and with the update I get the same behavior. Is there > something that I’m missing? Thanks, > > -S I take that back, it is working - kinda, but I think my issue is in my code seperate then from your code Abhi. I removed the :update in the form tags and that seemed to help a lot. Thanks, -S ---
**Author:** ![snantz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@snantz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/snantz)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/update-a-div/118106/6 "2007-10-25T19:58:36Z")
Shandy N. wrote: I removed the :update in the > form tags and that seemed to help a lot. Thanks, Correct. When you use RJS templates you should not specify the :update argument in your Ajax calls.