Javascript block within partial not executed after partial gets rendered -- Rails 3 -

when rendering partials, javascript blocks within partial supposed executed?

for instance, assume inside "_partial_exmaple.html.erb" call alert().

when render partial inside view, alert invoked?

if so, i'm doing wrong javascript blocks contained inside partial not getting executed.

inside "viewa.html.erb":

<%= render :partial => 'partiala' %>

inside "_partiala.html.erb":

<script type="text/javascript">     alert('hi'); </script>

the alert function display "hi" not getting executed.

it sounds have javascript error somewhere before line of code, halting javascript execution. use browser's javascript console check errors.

in chrome: view -> developer -> javascript console

Barbera