In Rails 2, I used this kind of code to get a certain part of the page
to update.
<!-- section/show-->
<% if @section.has_sidebar %>
<div id='sidebar_div' class='span-3'>
<ul class='sidebar_list'>
<% for page in @section.pages %>
<li><%= link_to_remote "#{
page.name}", :update=>'show_page', :url
=>
{ :controller=>'pages',:action=>'show_page', :id=>
page.id }, :html=>{}
%></li>
<hr/>
<% end %>
</ul>
</div>
<% end %>
<div id='show_page' <% if @section.has_sidebar %>class='span-18 last
vert_divider'<% end %>>
<%= render :partial => 'pages/show', :locals =>
{ :page=>@page } %>
</div>
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In the controller :pages, I had a show_page method that just rendered
the partial again.
In Rails 3, I don't know how to accomplish this. I want to use
jQuery, which I already know how to code, but I don't know how to get
it working in this way. Should I create a js.erb file in my view? I
watched the
http://railscasts.com/episodes/205-unobtrusive-javascript
but I still don't know how to get it working to update one part of the
page! Basically, I have this sidebar with links on it, and each time a
user a clicks on one of them, the central part of the page should
update - AJAX! How do I do this? Do I still need this show_page
method in the controller?