Updating specific div for ajax

Rails
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I’m trying to update a specific div section by trying to add some
embedded ruby code below. It’s not liking it though. You see below
i’m trying to replace >>> :update => “msg_box>”, <<< with >>> :update
=> “msg_box_<%= item.id %>”, <<< but it’s bad syntax or something. How
can I do this?

Here’s my little Ruby on Rails webpage that uses Ajax:

<% for item in @my_items %>

Ajax Demo <%= javascript_include_tag "prototype" %>
<%= link_to_remote( "Item Details", ### normally its :update => "msg_box>", :update => "msg_box_<%= item.id %>", ### you see in the line above i'm trying to update the div with id "msg_box_1" for example... :url =>{ :action => :get_details }) %>
<% end %>

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Thanks for reading.

–Dan W.

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Dan W. wrote:

I’m trying to update a specific div section by trying to add some
embedded ruby code below. It’s not liking it though. You see below
i’m trying to replace >>> :update => “msg_box>”, <<< with >>> :update
=> “msg_box_<%= item.id %>”, <<< but it’s bad syntax or something. How
can I do this?

I do that so often I need to DRY up my statements for it. To match the
rest
of Rails, and borrow its methods, I’d guess the system should be
‘msg_box[1]’. But that’s not your problem.

 <%= link_to_remote( "Item Details",

normally its :update => “msg_box>”,

                    :update => "msg_box_<%= item.id %>",

You forgot to add the actual id to the DIV’s id itself. It still says
‘msg_box’.

–
Phlip
Redirecting... ← NOT a blog!!!

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normally its :update => “msg_box>”,

<<<

I’m trying to have a link update a specific div box. for example, the
first “Item Details” link would update the div box that I have appended
the item.id to for targeting purposes.