Question

I am using HAML in my RoR application.

I have the below code in my Welcome controller:

def index
  render :layout => 'homepage'
  @qotd = 'Today is Sunday'
end

In my index.html.haml file I am using:

%h1
  = @qotd

But in the output, I just see empty h1 tags, without the value of the variable qotd.

Wonder what am I doing wrong.

Answer 1

When you call render before the @qotd assignment, you’re telling the template to render, and then you’re making the @qotd assignment. When the template renders, @qotd doesn’t exist yet. Swap those two lines in your action.

def index
  @qotd = 'Today is Sunday'
  render :layout => 'homepage'
end