Question

My index.js.erb is refreshing the page only partially:

$("#view").html("<%= escape_javascript render 'view' %>");

I am able to refresh it fully in the controller with this line:

format.js { render :js => "window.location.replace('#{url_for(:controller => :view, :action => :index, :some_parameter => value)}');" }

Is it possible to refresh the page in js.erb?

edit:
I call index.js.erb by this command in the controller:

format.js { redirect_to(:action => :index, :format => :js, :some_parameter => value)}, 

It refreshes the page with the content for some_parameter, but refreshes it only partially.

window.location works better, but I read in one of stack overflow posts that it is better to use erb than controller for javascript. Is it really?

Answer 1

For the second way, you’re refreshing the whole page( made another http request ) and if you want to do this, why not just use redirect_to?