Express+jade: local variable not available in view

Question

I ran into a very basic problem but I can\'t seem to find the answer to it. I am working with node.js, express and I am just trying to pass a local var

Answer 1

You should pass the variable without the locals. This is probably new in express 3.0.0

res.render("index", {title: "Blog"});

Answer 2

Here is a response that I made few hours ago to a smiliar question (+ deal with layout). It shows how to pass data when rendering. (Express 3.0.0 complient)

Answer 3

h1 = title tries to evaluate it locally, the title you sent and that one is different. To understand the difference see:

- var title = 'my title' // - allows writing code
h1 = title

The one you should use is:

h1 #{title}