what are the differences in the responses reported in the console (firebug, etc) ?
On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 7:22 PM, fuzzy <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > > > -- 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.
