Format.js and render json combined in Rails?

Question

I need to pass json object and format.js from a Rails controller.. if I do

    respond_to do |format|
     format.js 
    end

I get the javascript file (controllername.js) to run. If I do

    respond_to do |format|
     format.js {render json: @thing} 
    end

I get the json..

Is there a way to get both?

kevinhyunilkim · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-02 01:36:02Z

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respond_to do |format|
  format.json { render json: @thing }
  format.js
end

it will respond both depending on the request.

answered May 2, 2012 at 1:36

kevinhyunilkim

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yep, failed for me as well