This app shows how you could use JSON to render views.
designs controller
# GET /designs/new
def new
@design = Design.new
render :json => {:form => render_to_string(:partial => 'form')}
end#designs index.html.erb
<%=content_for :javascripts do%>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function(){
$('#new-design').on("click", function(event) {
event.preventDefault();
var url = $(this).attr('href');
$.ajax({
url: url,
beforeSend: function() {
},
complete: function() {
},
success: function(data) {
$('#designform').html(data['form']);
}
});
});
$(document).on("click", "#cancel-btn", function(event) {
$('form').remove();
//alert("s");
});
})
</script>