Rails — Add a line break into a text area

Question

I got a rails app where I can input a few paragraphs of text into my model. The problem is I dont know how to input any line breaks.

I\'ve tried to add \" {ln}{/ln}

Answer 1

the problem with simple_format is that it's also adding other tags like

---

...
if you just want line breaks without other tags i suggest you build a partial (lets call it line_break):

<% text.split("\n").each do |t| %>
  <%= t %>

<% end %>

then, just call it from your view:

<%= render partial: 'line_break', locals: {text: some_text} %>