How to get data from datamapper to a javascript function?07.12.13

1.
copy prototype.js to the directory /public/javascripts/

2.
add prototype.js to the header template or layout:
<code>
<script src="/javascripts/prototype.js" type="text/javascript"></script>   
</code>

3. example of javascript functions:

function myfunction(myid){                                                                                                                                                               
    
                                                                                                                                                                                        
new Ajax.Request('/mycontroller/myaction/'+ myid 
'',{                                                                                                                                                 
method: 'post',                                                                                                                                                                 
onComplete: handleResponse});                                                                                                                                                   
}                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                        
function handleResponse(transport){                                                                                                                                                         alert(transport.responseText);                                                                                                                                                      
}

http://www.prototypejs.org/learn/introduction-to-ajax

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