Question

in the head i have

<script src="/assets/application.js?body=1" type="text/javascript"></script>

in the body I have

<a href="remove_fields(this)">xremove</a>

in the js I have

function remove_fields(link) {
  ...
}

clicking xremove link i get

No route matches [GET] "/recipes/1/remove_fields(this)"

whats wrong ?

EDIT – Updated the question for simplicity

Answer 1

Don’t use inline JavaScript. It’s all against the known best practises.

Use event handlers instead:

<a href="#" id="link">

<script>
document.getElementById('link').onclick = function() {
    // do whatever you want
}
</script>