how to use onkeyup() method when i am writing my input with “text_field_tag” (ruby on rails)

Question

this is my form:

<%= form_tag('/search/results', :method => "get") do %>
  <%= label_tag(:q, "Search for:") %>
  <%= text_field_tag(:q) %> 
  <%= submit_tag("Search") %>
<% end %>

i want when i start typing in the text field the site wil refresh. how can i do it?

Answer 1

If you mean to just add extra HTML attributes to the element generated by text_field_tag , you can pass them as a hash.

<%= text_field_tag(:q, :onkeyup => 'myJSFunctionToHandleStuff()') %> 

Hash arguments other than :disabled , :size , :maxlength , :placeholder are treated just as passthrough HTML attributes onto the generated input element