(Rails) What is “RJS”?

Question

I\'ve seen \"RJS\" and \"RJS templates\" mentioned in passing in blog posts and tutorials. I did a search, but I\'m still unsure about it. Is it a technology specific to Rai

Answer 1

RJS is a template (similar to an html.erb file) that generates JavaScript which is executed in an eval block by the browser in response to an AJAX request. It is sometimes used (incorrectly?) to describe the JavaScript, Prototype, and Scriptaculous Helpers provided by Rails.