ajax:success and ajax:complete callback doesn't work when using UJS in Rails

Question

I have a link that when i click on it will trigger an ajax call then replace this link by another link, says for example the original link is \"add friend\", when i click th

Answer 1

Try this in your action.js.erb:

setTimeout(function () {
  ("#link_for_friend").html("<%= escape_javascript(render('users/cancel_link')) %>")
});

This will put the html replacement to the next timer tick that happens after the ajax:* events being triggered.