[Ruby] evaluating Javascript within <%= %> within a template file

[Jack Danger Canty]

You want this:
function whats_the_url(id_to_use)
{
    var url = '<%= url_for(:action=> 'edit', :id => "'+id_to_use+'") %>';

    return url;
}

::Jack Danger Canty

On 8/6/07, Frank Schwieterman <fschwiet at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   I'm in a situation where I have some Javascript and am using <%=
> url_for()
> %> to generate a value within the JavaScript.  One of the parameters for
> url_for however is coming from a Javascript variable, I'm not sure how to
> do
> it.  I've written the below function trying to imitate my problem-
> variable
> "id_to_use" is not valid within an <%= ... %> enclosure.
>
> function whats_the_url(id_to_use)
> {
>     var url = <%= url_for(:action=> 'edit', :id => id_to_use) %>;
>
>     return url;
> }
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