Can render javascript from controller but can't render .js file

Question

I have a button that submits a form remotely with Ajax using the rails built in helpers:

  button_to 'Delete Document', [:proofreader, proofreading_job, proofread_document], 
               method: :delete, 
               remote: true,  
               class: "btn btn-danger btn-sm", 
               data: { disable_with: "Deleting document..." }

When the form is submitted to the controller I can cause an alert to show as follows:

def destroy
  @proofread_document.destroy
  respond_to do |format|
    format.js { render js: "alert('The username to be displayed is:')"}
  end
end

However when I want to render the destroy.js.erb file which has no code in it yet I get the following error in the browser:

def destroy
  @proofread_document.destroy
  respond_to do |format|
    format.js
  end
end

Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token <
    at processResponse (rails-ujs.self-ed0b535c2816e34ce8dee0346bd17387dffd4873cb347fa9a8b267dae6f7f41b.js?body=1:257)
    at rails-ujs.self-ed0b535c2816e34ce8dee0346bd17387dffd4873cb347fa9a8b267dae6f7f41b.js?body=1:186
    at XMLHttpRequest.xhr.onreadystatechange (rails-ujs.self-ed0b535c2816e34ce8dee0346bd17387dffd4873cb347fa9a8b267dae6f7f41b.js?body=1:241)

How can I fix this problem its stopped all development on this project.

try to use :layout => false as in stackoverflow.com/questions/40943533/… — Haseeb A
– Haseeb A, Commented Mar 4, 2018 at 10:55
That did it. Could you post your response as an answer. There are a few other questions here: stackoverflow.com/questions/47532155/… that could benefit — chell
– chell, Commented Mar 4, 2018 at 11:09

Haseeb A · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-04 17:44:40Z

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the < charecter comes from layout file. You can use layout: false with render.

def destroy
  @proofread_document.destroy
  respond_to do |format|
    format.js {render layout: false}
  end
end

answered Mar 4, 2018 at 17:44

Haseeb A

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chell Over a year ago

Saved me a lot of frustration. Thank you

Luiz Carvalho · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-04 15:04:52Z

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Just use layout: false

def destroy
  @proofread_document.destroy
  respond_to do |format|
    format.js { render js: "alert('The username to be displayed is:')", layout: false }
  end
end

Worked fine:

edited Mar 4, 2018 at 15:04

answered Mar 4, 2018 at 14:59

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