Rails update.js.erb not executing javascript

Question

I am building a form in rails that will edit an existing question via ajax.

After the form is submitted and the question has been updated, the update method in the c

Answer 1

In your update.js.erb file you need to escape javascript wherever you execute ruby code.

$('.container').empty().append('<%=
  escape_javascript(
    render 'update'
  )
%>')

This is what solved it for me ...