How to write if
and if
-else
statements in Haml for a Ruby on Rails application?
In haml, use the -
(dash) to indicate a line is Ruby code. Furthermore, indention level indicates block level. Combine the two for if/else statements.
- if signed_in?
%li= link_to "Sign out", sign_out_path
- else
%li= link_to "Sign in", sign_in_path
is the same as the following code in ERB:
<% if signed_in? %>
<li><%= link_to "Sign out", sign_out_path %></li>
<% else %>
<li><%= link_to "Sign in", sign_in_path %></li>
<% end %>
If you want to put condition inside your tag
%section{:class => "#{'new-class' if controller.action_name == 'index'}"}
UPDATE
Here is another variation
%nav(class="navbar"){class: content_for?(:navbar_class) ? yield(:navbar_class) : nil}
HAML is indentation based , and the parser can be tricky.You don't need to use "- end" in Haml. Use indentation instead.In Haml,a block begins whenever the indentation is increased after a Ruby evaluation command. It ends when the indentation decreases.Sample if else block as follows.
- if condition
= something
- else
= something_else
A practical example
- if current_user
= link_to 'Logout', logout_path
- else
= link_to 'Login', login_path
Edit : If you just want to use if condition then
- if current_user
= link_to 'Logout', logout_path
In haml two operators are used for ruby code.
=
is used for ruby code which is evaluated and gets inserted into document. Example:
= form_for @user
-
is used for ruby code which is evaluated and NOT get inserted into document. Example:
- if @user.signed_in?
= "Hi"
- else
= "Please sign in!"
Here are two links:
The first one is a converter- you can enter html or erb snippets and you get haml!