Writing ruby code in a haml string

Question

Just adopted an application using HAML and trying to write on top of it (never used HAML before). Been looking at different resources like haml.info and this S.O post. However, the S.O. post is actually incorrect in a couple ways. I'm trying to render your basic bootstrap flash messages.

So far I have this structure:

- flash.each do |key, value|
  .alert.alert-dismissable{ :class => 'alert-#{key}' }
    %button.close{ :type => 'button', :data => { :dismiss => 'alert' }, :aria => { :hidden => 'true' } }
      %i.icon-remove-sign
    = value

Yea that's right, I have to go back to Bootstrap 2 on this one. Seems like everything works, except this line here:

.alert.alert-dismissable{ :class => 'alert-#{key}' }

This gets rendered to HTML as

<div class="alert alert-#{key} alert-dismissable">

Obviously, I want #{key} to be replaced with the key coming from the controller (success, danger, notice, etc) Would love to know what is wrong here. Thanks for taking a look at it.

j-dexx · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-18 14:49:49Z

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"alert-#{key}"

In ruby you can't use #{} to escape single quoted strings.

answered Jun 18, 2014 at 14:49

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3 Comments

Justin Over a year ago

Don't I look dumb. Thanks @Baloo. Will accept when I can.

j-dexx Over a year ago

I wouldn't worry about it, I had a similar moment earlier today

Justin Over a year ago

Happens to the best of us.

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