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Asked: 2026-05-10T13:31:57+00:00

How do I name a browser window in ROR, such that I can open

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How do I ‘name’ a browser window in ROR, such that I can open a page in it later, from another (popup) window (using the target=’name’ html parameter)

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  1. You have to use JavaScript for this:

    <script type='text/javascript'>   window.name = 'MyWindow'; </script>

    Of course you could easily package this up into a Rails helper method. For example, in app/helpers/application_helper.rb add a new method:

    def window_name(name)   content_for(:window_name) do     '<script type=\'text/javascript\'>window.name = \'#{name}\';</script>'   end end

    Next, in your layout file, add this line somewhere within the HTML <head> element:

    <%= yield :window_name %>

    Finally, in your view templates, simply add a line like this (can be anywhere you want) to output the correct JavaScript:

    <% window_name 'MyWindow' %>
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