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button_to_function

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button_to_function(name, function, html_options = {}) public

Returns a link that’ll trigger a JavaScript function using the onclick handler.

Examples:

  button_to_function "Greeting", "alert('Hello world!')"
  button_to_function "Delete", "if confirm('Really?'){ do_delete(); }")

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# File actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb, line 67
      def button_to_function(name, function, html_options = {})
        html_options.symbolize_keys!
        tag(:input, html_options.merge({ 
          :type => "button", :value => name, 
          :onclick => (html_options[:onclick] ? "#{html_options[:onclick]}; " : "") + "#{function};" 
        }))
      end

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