json, rails, parse error in javascript

Question

I need to get a ruby array in to a javascript array and I\'m getting a parse error.

var characters = <%= @poop.to_json %>;

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Answer 1

You're treating a .js file like an .erb file - it's not. JavaScript files aren't parsed by Ruby - anything in public is sent as-is.

One way to get @poop into your JavaScript is to have a Rails action that renders json, then load that with XHR.

Alternatively, you could output @poop in the HTML template in a