update_element_function (ActionView::Helpers::PrototypeHelper)

    # File lib/action_view/helpers/prototype_helper.rb, line 246
          def update_element_function(element_id, options = {}, &block)
            content = escape_javascript(options[:content] || '')
            content = escape_javascript(capture(&block)) if block

            javascript_function = case (options[:action] || :update)
              when :update
                if options[:position]
                  "new Insertion.#{options[:position].to_s.camelize}('#{element_id}','#{content}')"
                else
                  "$('#{element_id}').innerHTML = '#{content}'"
                end

              when :empty
                "$('#{element_id}').innerHTML = ''"

              when :remove
                "Element.remove('#{element_id}')"

              else
                raise ArgumentError, "Invalid action, choose one of :update, :remove, :empty"
            end

            javascript_function << ";\n"
            options[:binding] ? concat(javascript_function, options[:binding]) : javascript_function
          end