Render a JBuilder view in html view
render
, when called from within a view, returns a string rendering of the passed template or partial; you can embed that string into your view as you like. Note though that:
- You have to append your template name with the type suffix/extension. If you don't, Rails may get confused about which template file you're calling; ie: it might choose
list.html.erb
instead oflist.json.jbuilder
. If you're making this call fromlist.html.erb
, trying to renderlist.html.erb
results in infinite recursion and a SystemStackError. Using the:format
option forrender
doesn't appear to work. - You have to specify the qualified path to the template; it won't find the right template for "list.json" just because
list.json.jbuilder
resides in the same directory aslist.html.erb
. - You need to pass the output of the
render
call throughraw
; otherwise, it will get escaped when it gets embedded into the view.
So, for your example, you might write this, assuming your templates were in /app/views/foo
:
<div data-list="<%= raw render(:template => "foo/list.json", :locals => { :contents => @contents }) %>"></div>