Question

I have the following code:

<tbody>
   <%= Item.each do |item|=%>
   <tr>
      <th><%= item.rev =%></th>      <=========
      <th><%= item.name =%></th>
   </tr>
   <%= end =%>
</tbody>

However I am getting a syntax error on the inidcated line. There is data in the database(Test case). No idea what I am doing wrong.

Answer 1

The equals to signs you have are wrong. Try as below:

<tbody>
   <% Item.each do |item|%>
   <tr>
      <th><%= item.rev %></th>     
      <th><%= item.name %></th>
   </tr>
   <% end %>
</tbody>

The <%= should only be used for expressions that need to be evaluated.

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http://www.ruby-doc.org/docs/ProgrammingRuby/html/web.html