Nevermind, I figured it out: array.to_json works just fine. Way simpler than I thought.
On Jan 19, 1:00 pm, David <[email protected]> wrote: > Im wondering how to go about passing a ruby array to a javascript > function. I was able to do this the other way around and pass a > javascript array to an action using JSON and convert it back to a ruby > array: > > Object.toJSON(<%= array_or_string_for_javascript(@array) %> > > then in the action I was able to do: > > ruby_array = JSON.parse(params[:array]) > > But this time I want to pass an array to a javascript function through > a function call within :update > > render :update do |page| > page << "setTime(#{time})" > end > > where setTime is the javascript function and time is the ruby array. > I can pass a number and it works fine, but with strings and arrays I > get an error. How would I go about passing a ruby array to a > javascript function in this context? Any help is greatly appreciated! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
