How to return complex html from an action via json?

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An ajax request comes in, gets processed and then I want to return html. Not a whole html file, but some html which can be complex, with css styles and inline js.

How can I create a partial template, read it and return it as a field json response? Say, “empty_data_table.html”

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Usually You would return JSON and have it interpreted client side, so You can have data on the wire only.

But if You want to return html, You can have a look at the Drab libary.

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I’d be looking to use https://hexdocs.pm/phoenix/Phoenix.View.html#render_to_string/3 and put it in the json field you want

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