Using erb render in javascripts folder

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I'm trying to use a non-controller-connected button to insert a rails partial in a div. As I'm not doing this via the controller, I can't use the standard format.js to do this. The script is placed inside the assets/javascripts folder and this is the important code inside of it:

accounts.js.erb:

$("#account-div").append("<%= j render("newbutton") %>");

When I'm trying to open the site, I get the following error:

undefined method `render' for #<#<Class:0x007fbc7bd060f8>:0x007fbc7aaa0e40>

The code above works when its placed inside the AJAX response via the respond.to block. How can I pass the correct path so that the render method finds the _newbutton.html.erb file, which resides inside the views/accounts/ folder? Thanks!

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:31:50Z

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Since assets cannot use render method, move your .js.erb files into views directory and use

<%= j render(:partial => 'accounts/newbutton') %>

Reference - Rendering partial in js.erb file and https://stackoverflow.com/a/6309970/184184

edited May 23, 2017 at 10:31

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Raj Over a year ago

forgot, you need to use :partial

Raj Over a year ago

views/accounts/newbutton should be accounts/newbutton since accounts is the controller directory

Raj Over a year ago

I think this needs to be checked again

Linus Over a year ago

Still doesn't work. When rendering the same partial with an AJAX response it works. Could the problem be somewhere else?

Raj Over a year ago

I think you can place this .js.erb file under /views/accounts and call from your action view. this should help stackoverflow.com/questions/18437282/…

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