From: John Joyce <dangerwillrobinsondanger@...>
Date: 2007-05-09T08:55:08+09:00
Subject: Re: string substitution


On May 9, 2007, at 7:00 AM, Phrogz wrote:

> On May 8, 3:36 pm, Barry Abrams <barrysf...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I've got a block of html coming in from the database that looks like
>> this:
>>
>> <div style="float:left; width:33%">
>> #{@copy_1}
>> </div>
>
> Does it have to look like that? Could it instead look like this?
>   <div style="float:left; width:33%">
>   <%=@copy_1%>
>   </div>
>
> If so, you want ERB. Roughly:
>
> require 'erb'
> template = #...stuff from the DB
> html = ERB.new( template ).result
>
>
You might also consider moving the style attributes out of the div  
elements. Put them in one place. No use repeating the same thing  
again and again. Ideally even move it all to a style sheet outside of  
the html. More flexibility.