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JavaScript

Nano Meko
Nano Meko
1,838 Points
Posted by Nano Meko
Nano Meko
1,838 Points

Is there a way to pass a javascript variable to ruby code?

For example in my index.html.erb if I have a javascript array holding an array of selected posts such as:

var selected = [];

How do I pass this variable into ruby code on the same page:

<% Post.recent(selected[]).each do |post| %> ..... <% end %>

1 Answer

Jason Seifer
STAFF
Jason Seifer
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Jason Seifer
Jason Seifer
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Hey Nano,

You need to contact the rails server with your variable somehow. This usually involves either an AJAX request or a POST/PUT to the server. There's no immediate way to get access to variables the way you describe :(