Just use remote_function and it will generate the appropriate ajax call for you - this will make your code much less brittle to Rails changes.
http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionView/Helpers/PrototypeHelper.html HY On Dec 13, 8:03 pm, David <dly...@gmail.com> wrote: > Im thinking this needs to be a 'GET' request in order to return a > response, but when I change the method to a GET, it calls the show > action: > > Parameters: {"username"=>"f", "action"=>"show", "id"=>"username", > "controller"=>"users"} > > Stumped... > > On Dec 13, 8:01 pm, David <dly...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I am trying to call an action within a javscript function using ajax, > > but I am having some problems. I need the ajax call to return a value > > and am thinking I can do this using onComplete and Ajax.Request but I > > am running into some problems. This is the code I am using for the > > Ajax.Request: > > > new Ajax.Request( '/users/username', { > > method: 'post', > > parameters: { username: $('new_user_username').value}, > > onComplete: parseResults() > > }); > > > I have an action called username in my users controller in which I am > > taking the username params passed by the Ajax.Request and seeing if it > > exists in the database. I want to return true/false depending on if > > it exists or not. But I am having trouble even getting the > > Ajax.Request to work. > > > This is some of the output from the console: > > > Processing UsersController#username (for 192.168.1.105 at 2008-12-13 > > 19:52:39) [POST] > > Session ID: > > BAh7BzoMY3NyZl9pZCIlYmNjM2YxODllZWIwMGM1NDkyMzQ0NjUyODMxODAz > > ZTUiCmZsYXNoSUM6J0FjdGlvbkNvbnRyb2xsZXI6OkZsYXNoOjpGbGFzaEhh > > c2h7AAY6CkB1c2VkewA=--d0d5fc597c61c2a295570ee9b118db7ba4285f3f > > Parameters: {"username"=>"d", "action"=>"username", > > "controller"=>"users"} > > > ActionController::InvalidAuthenticityToken > > (ActionController::InvalidAuthenticityToken): > > > Im not sure how to get around this InvalidAuthenticityToken, anyone > > have any idea whats going on here. Ive been struggling with this for > > a while and am somewhat new to ajax so I could use some help. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
