Parser error when using jQuery-UJS for remote link_to in Rails 3 app: how can I debug this?

Question

I\'m trying to replace the content of a div after clicking on a link using Rails 3, remote_link :remote => true and jQuery.

So far, I\'ve been able to ge

Answer 1

instead of format.js use format.json

setting $.ajaxSettings.dataType = 'json'; is liable to cause issues in other parts of your code.