JQuery + rails problem

Question

Hi All,

I'm new to JQuery and so far I'm using prototype. But now I want to use JQuery and the thing is I done want to change my old code, which uses prototype

I installed jrails plugin also

my question is can i use

new Ajax.Updater etc.. kind of methods with JQuery (having the jrails plugin installed)

(it doesnt work for me)

BTW - I'm getting JQuery from here http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js

thanks in advance

cheers sameera

Answer 1

I'm not sure if I understand your question completely but it seems to me that you are asking if you can use both Prototype and jQuery because you don't want to have to change all your old code. The best thing to do would be to put jQuery in noConflict mode. Under your inclusion of the jquery file from google, just do this:

<script>
  var $j = jQuery.noConflict();
</script>

That way jQuery won't step on Prototype's toes. instead of calling jQuery with a $ you'd use $j for example:

$j('#sidebar').hide();

I hope that helps... if indeed that's what you were asking.

Answer 2

I found that jrails was acting strange for me a few weeks ago. I discovered that the gem version solved my problems. Try installing it as a gem (if you're currently running it as a plugin) and see what happens.