Rails 3.2.x remote=true still reloads a page

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I've been searching all over and can't figure out why this isn't working. I'm trying to test a very basic ajax action. Here are my code: Controller: ``` def commit respond_to do |format| format.html { redirect_to :action => "index" } # see note 1 format.js { render :layout => false } # see note 2 format.js { render :nothing => true } end end ``` View: ``` <%= link_to "commit", :action => "commit", :remote => true %> <%= form_tag( :action => "commit", :remote => true, :method => :post) do %> <%= submit_tag "commit" %> <% end %>

``` commit.js.erb ``` console.log('committed'); $('#message').html("committed"); ``` The problem is I'd get to the commit method, but the page would reload, which defeats the point of remote=>true Also the commit.js never seemed to get called. Note 1: If I exclude this line, I get the blank page to /commit. Including it makes the page just reload Note 2: I've tried both of these approaches suggested by other SO posts Note 3: I've tried b…

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Why did you put there 2 lines? ``` format.js { render :layout => false } # see note 2 format.js { render :nothing => true } ``` Remove the second one! Replace: ``` <%= link_to "commit", :action => "commit", :remote => true %> ``` with: ``` <%= link_to "commit", commit_path, :remote => true %> ``` The same with the form: Make your: ``` <%= form_tag( :action => "commit", :remote => true, :method => :post) do %> ``` as: ``` <%= form_tag(commit_path, :remote => true) do %> ``` Note: `POST` is the default behavior, you can omit it from `form_tag`.

Rails 3.2.x remote=>true still reloads a page

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