javascript - Rails jquery ajax request not firing -

in view:

<div>   <%= radio_button_tag :profile_set, "profile picture", true, onclick: "set_profile(#{picturething.id});" %> </div>  <script type="text/javascript">   function set_profile(picid) {     alert("hello.");     $.ajax({       type     : 'post',       url      : '/update_profile_picture',        datatype : 'script',       data     :  { picid:picid, callsign:callsign, page_name:page_name }     });     alert("goodbye.");   }; </script> 

routes.rb:

post 'update_profile_picture', to: 'picturethings#update_profile', as: :update_profile_picture 

i can see browser console ajax request not firing, nothing happens. "hello" alert appears, code executing @ least far, falls on during ajax bit. "goodbye" alert never appears.

as per comment in question, ajax looks fine... make sure have defined page_name , callsign:

function set_profile(picid) {   alert("hello.");   $.ajax({     type     : 'post',     url      : '/update_profile_picture',      datatype : 'script',     data     :  { picid:picid, callsign:callsign, page_name:page_name }   });   alert("goodbye."); };