Rails with Underscore.js Templates

Question

I was trying to use underscore.js templates for templating in a rails 2.3 app which does not have jammit as an asset packager.

Here is the simple Templa

Answer 1

Use some other delimiters instead of <%= %>. For example, to use mustache-style brackets {{= }} (interpolate) and {{ }} (evaluate), add this somewhere to your javascript:

_.templateSettings = {
    interpolate: /\{\{\=(.+?)\}\}/g,
    evaluate: /\{\{(.+?)\}\}/g
};