jquery - escape javascript doesn't work with link_to

this line works fine

        <%=link_to_function "name", "$('#thing_name').html('<p>name<p>')" %>

this line doesn't

        <%=link_to_function "name", "$('#thing_name').html('<%= escape_javascript(thing.name) %>')" %>

then rid of content within <%= %>

       <%=link_to_function "name", "$('#thing_name').html('<%= %>')" %>

it still keeps complaining weird compile errors.

thanks in advance.

you inside erb block due opening <%= @ beginning, , cannot use one. use string interpolation evaluate ruby code inside string:

<%= link_to_function "name", "$('#thing_name').html('#{escape_javascript(thing.name)}')" %>

alternatively, if reason don't want use interpolation:

<%= link_to_function "name", "$('#thing_name').html('" + escape_javascript(thing.name) + "')" %>

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