How can I call `update_attribute` for a list item in rails then actually update the html using jquery? -

i want users able mark 1 or more items index view "active" or "inactive" using link. text link should state aware - might default "mark active" if corresponding attribute false or null, , "mark inactive" if true. once user clicks link , attribute updated in controller, link-text should update based on new state.

i way off here, small sample of code have been trying...

controller ... respond_to :html, :js ... def update   @item = item.find(params[:id])   if @item.update_attributes(params[:item])     #not sure of how respond .js here    end end ... 

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update.js.erb #how identify element update? $('#item[13456]').html("state aware text link_to") 

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view - item in @items   = item.name   = link_to "mark active", item_path(item), :method => :put, :remote => true. :id => "item[#{item.id}]" 

i happy read apis, blogs, tutorials, etc. can't seem hands/mind around task. or guidance appreciated!

this rough starting idea you.

i'll start easy stuff; view:

= link_to @item.active == true ? "yes" : "no", make_active_path(@item), :class => 'item' 

then if click on item target jquery , ajax:

this bad ass function work other things throw @ top of javascript file. :

jquery.fn.submitwithajax = function() {   this.live("click", function() {     $.ajax({type: "get", url: $(this).attr("href"), datatype: "script"});     return false;   }); }; 

then inside rest of jquery code write :

$(".item").submitwithajax(); 

the ajax request fired off controller :

def make_active     @item = item.find(params[:id])     if @item.active == true       @item.update_attribute("active","false")     else       @item.update_attribute("active","true")     end     respond_to |format|      format.js { render :action => "update", :layout => false }     end end 

then make update.js.erb :

$("#item_#{@item.id}").replacewith("#{ escape_javascript(render :partial => 'controller/item_view', :locals => {:item_view => @item}) }"); 

but means need have each item inside of own partial inside of parent view :

= render :partial => 'item_view', :collection => @items 

inside of file called _item_view.html.haml write:

%div{:id => "item_#{item_view.id}"}     %div{:id => "post_#{post_view.id}"} 

don't forget make route in routes.rb method.