one quick note... <%= %> is what you use to executed embedded ruby code and then display the output in your view. <% %> (no equals sign) is what you use to just execute ruby code without displaying the output in your view. so you could do something like:
<% 3.times do %> Hello <%= currentuser.name %> <% end %> On Nov 9, 12:34 pm, gaveeno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > the <%= %> notation is what you use in a view to execute embedded > ruby code. if you literally want to just print "hello world" in your > view, then you wouldn't need the <%= %>. however, say you want to > say "hello username" where username is the current user's name, then > your view would look something like: > > hello <%= currentuser.name %> > > On Nov 9, 12:24 pm, Norm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Frederick Cheung wrote: > > > On 8 Nov 2008, at 19:57, Peter Alvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > s.net> wrote: > > >> With Microsnot technology you an do this: > > > >> <% Response.Write "Hello, World" %> > > > > <%= "hello world" %> > > > > Fred > > > >> How do you output text to the browser with Ruby? > > > >> Pete > > >> -- > > >> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > > Fred.. > > Maybe I am missing something here but why would you surround a straight > > string in <%=""%>. Why not just put hello world? > > > Norm --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
