Using Ruby to increment a variable, which is then used by jQuery

i have a loop that, when it comes to a certain name will skip that record and display everything else:

<% @records.each do |record| %>
            <% if record.task.project.project_name == "SKIP"%>

            <% else %>
            Do some stuff like display...
            <% end %>
            <% end %>

If the loop doesnt come across any records with a project name "skip" then i need to hide something using jquery. If the loop comes across 1 or more "skip"'s then i need to show something using jquery. i have the javascript function ive written:

function show() {
    if (<%= @count %> > 1)
    {
        $(".toil").show();
    }
    else
    {
        $(".toil").hide();
    }
} 

where @count is a variable in ruby intialized at 0. and incremented everytime the projectname is skip. i tried to do this with code soemthing like this:

 <% @records.e开发者_如何学运维ach do |record| %>
                    <% if record.task.project.project_name == "SKIP"%>
                    <%= javascript_tag  do -%>
                        <% @count = @count + 1%>
                    <% end -%>
                    <% else %>

i know this doesnt work but id like to know how i would do this and if theres a better, more "Ruby-Way".

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Two options that I see:

1. Don't use jquery at all. Set a class on the element you want to show/hide based on @count directly in your view. Then use CSS to hide/show that element. If there's no reason to ever show the element if @count=0 then just don't render it at all.
2. Set a javascript variable in your view (not a ruby variable). Something like <script>var count = <%= @count %>;</script> and then use that in your js.

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Keep the @count variable in Rails and generate a different content for the show() function, depending on the value of @count:

<%= javascript_tag do -%>
  function show() {
      <% if @count > 1 %>
          $(".toil").show();
      <% else %>
          $(".toil").hide();
      <% end %>
  }
<% end -%>

This way you do not need to 'transport' the @count variable to jQuery as you handle both situations on the server directly, keeping it nice and simple.

Edit: It seems that the javascript_tag in your example is used wrong, for more information/examples on the javascript_tag take a look at APIDock.