method

periodically_call_remote

rails latest stable - Class: ActionView::Helpers::JavaScriptHelper

periodically_call_remote(options = {})

public

Periodically calls the specified url (options[:url]) every options[:frequency] seconds (default is 10). Usually used to update a specified div (options[:update]) with the results of the remote call. The options for specifying the target with :url and defining callbacks is the same as link_to_remote.

# File actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb, line 141
      def periodically_call_remote(options = {})
         frequency = options[:frequency] || 10 # every ten seconds by default
         code = "new PeriodicalExecuter(function() {#{remote_function(options)}}, #{frequency})"
         javascript_tag(code)
      end

periodically_call_remote

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