The <% ... %> style of interpolation is specific to ERB templates; it's not used to interpolate in Ruby strings. What you're looking for is:
@message = "The size is #...@a.size}" I suggest familiarizing yourself with Ruby before diving into Rails. On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 13:43, Ralph Shnelvar <li...@ruby-forum.com> wrote: > In a controller I have > �...@message = "The size is <% @a.size %>." > > In the view I have > > <%= @message %> > > which, sadly, produces > The size is <% @a.size %>. > > rather than, say, > The size is 4. > > > If I try > <%= <%= @ message %> %> > I get a syntax error. > > > Is there a solution? > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > -- > 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-t...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > -- 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-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
