Print in ERB without <%=?

Question

Sometimes it\'s more convenient to print in <%%>. How to do it in Rails?

Answer 1

In ERB: The <% %> signify that there is Ruby code here to be interpreted. The <%= %> says output the ruby code, ie display/print the result.

So it seems you need to use the extra = sign if you want to output in a standard ERB file.

Otherwise, you could look at alternatives to ERB which require less syntax,.. maybe try something like HAML. http://haml-lang.com/tutorial.html

Example:

# ERB
<%= item.title %>

# HAML
%strong= item.title

Is that more convenient?