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Asked: 2026-06-15T08:41:03+00:00

I am having a problem with some conditional logic with Ruby. Admittedly I am

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I am having a problem with some conditional logic with Ruby. Admittedly I am a newbie to all things Ruby.

This code is causing the site not to load:

<body style="background-image:url("<%= if @is_home_page.present? '/images/bg-main-power-bg.jpg' else '/images/bg-inner-power-bg.jpg' end %>"); background-repeat:repeat-x;">

Without the conditional the CSS loads just fine.

What am I doing wrong?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Use the ternary operator for inline conditionals.

    condition ? branch_a : branch_b

a == b ? "foo" : "bar"
# is the same as
if a == b
  "foo"
else
  "bar"
end

    For your specific case:

    @is_home_page ? '/images/bg-main-power-bg.jpg' : '/images/bg-inner-power-bg.jpg'
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