Question

In my rails app, I am using calendar helper

cell.innerHTML = '<%= calendar_for('start_date')%>';

The html generated by the tag is giving syntax error.

cell.innerHTML = '<img alt="Calendar" 
                       class="calendar-trigger" 
                       id="start_date_trigger"     
                       src="/application/images/calendar.png?13282" />

<script type="text/javascript">
    Calendar.setup({inputField : 'start_date', 
                    ifFormat : '%Y-%m-%d', 
                    button :'start_date_trigger' });
</script>';

What can be the quick solution for such problems?

How can I escape quotes using Rails?

Answer 1

You can use the escape_javascript helper

cell.innerHTML = '<%= escape_javascript(calendar_for('start_date')) %>';