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diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb
index 584f33f81d..9e91cd189e 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb
@@ -92,6 +92,20 @@ module ActionView
tag("form", options[:html], true)
end
+
+ # Returns a button input tag that will submit form using XMLHttpRequest in tghe background instead of regular
+ # reloading POST arrangement. <tt>options</tt> argument is the same as in <tt>form_remote_tag</tt>
+ def submit_to_remote(name,value,options = {})
+ options[:with] = 'Form.serialize(this.form)'
+
+ options[:html] ||= {}
+ options[:html][:type] = 'button'
+ options[:html][:onclick] = "#{remote_function(options)}; return false;"
+ options[:html][:name] = name
+ options[:html][:value] = value
+
+ tag("input", options[:html], false)
+ end
def remote_function(options) #:nodoc: for now
javascript_options = options_for_ajax(options)