I am currently reading 'Jose_Valim-Crafting_Rails_Application' wherein he discussed the Rails stack and shows you how this all works. I am not proficient enough to explain it since I am still trying to absorb it all but as a reference to the subject I think it will answer your questions if you are able to get a copy.
On Mar 18, 4:21 pm, John Merlino <[email protected]> wrote: > render_to_string returns the result of executing some template or > partial in a string instead of sending it as the response body to the > browser. Render returns the result of evaluating some template or > partial as a string of html, like render_to_string, but it then sends > it back as part of the response body to the browser. Now with ajax, > when I use jquery's get method like this: > > $.get(url, function(resp) { > $('#tabs').append(resp); > }) > > If I use render_to_string, it sends an actual string back the browser > and thats what is appended to the DOM. When I use render, it returns > HTML back to the browser and thats what is correctly appended to the > DOM. > > So what causes the difference? Does render send as part of the > response body a header like "text/html" or something? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
