From: James Edward Gray II <james@...>
Date: 2005-09-11T07:05:11+09:00
Subject: Re: RCR to modify #puts and #print inside ERB

On Sep 10, 2005, at 5:01 PM, Jay Levitt wrote:

> Here's some code from the Agile Rails book that could look a lot
> nicer if the "puts" metaphor were available:
>
> <% for product in @products -%>
>         <h3><%= h(product.title) %></h3>
>         <%= product.description %>
>         <span class="catalogprice"><%= fmt_dollars(product.price) %>
> </span>
> <% end %>
>
> vs.
>
> <% for product in @products
>         puts "<h3>", h(product.title), "</h3>",
>             product.description,
>             '<span class="catalogprice">', fmt_dollars(product.price),
>         "</span>"
>    end %>

Have you considered using Rails's programatic Builder views?

James Edward Gray II