Submit Rails 4 form with link instead of button

Question

I see some issues similar but they seem contrived and mostly for previous versions of Rails.

What is the simplest way to submit a form with an anchor tag (link) instead

Answer 1

Submit

To extend the answers provided already, HTML forms have to be submitted with a submit button.

I'm not sure exactly what special characteristics the submit button has over a link - it essentially calls the submit action, which a link cannot (info):

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Link

This means if you wish to replace a submit button with a link, you'll essentially have to mimick the submit method in your application. This can be done with JS (JQuery):

#app/assets/javascripts/application.js
$(document).on("click", "#your_link", function(){
   $("#form").submit();
});

#app/views/controller/your_view.html.erb
<%= form_tag your_path, id: "form" do %>
    <%= link_to "Submit", your_path, id: "your_link" %>
<% end %>