Question

I was previously doing the following in javascript:

    $('<img>')
        .attr('class', 'logo')
        .attr('src', '/images/logos/all/logo_one_beta.png')
        .appendTo('#container');

Now that I’m porting to rails I’ve been using embedded ruby in html and the image_tag rails helper such as

    <%= image_tag "logos/all/logo_one_beta.png", :class => "logo" %>

with logo_one_beta.png located at app/assets/images/logos/all/
The embedded ruby in html works fine but I want to add it to the html via javascript using the jquery appendTo method as I was previously doing.

I tried the following and it is not working:

    $('<%= image_tag "logos/all/logo_one_beta.png", :class => "logo" %>').appendTo('#container');

I also tried

    $("#container").append('<%= image_tag "logos/all/logo_one_beta.png", :class => "logo" %>')

I don’t receive any error, the image simply doesn’t show up.

Answer 1

where’s that code? on a .js file? or in a .js.erb view? you can’t use ruby code inside a simple js file

use the debugger of your favourite browser to see what’s happening there

I don’t think you need to port that to rails anyway