> > #Now, to show how this could really increase code readability... here is a > > re-write of the code earliest in this post. > > > > <% for @row in @rows > > o start_form_tag > > o text_field(:row, :name) > > o hidden_field(:row, :id) > > o end_form_tag > > end %> > > No comment on whether this is a good idea in general. > > However, it would seem to me to make more sense to maintain the > syntactic indicator that you're inside a tag, and have it be this > instead: > > <% for @row in @rows > % start_form_tag > % text_field(:row, :name) > % hidden_field(:row, :id) > % end_form_tag > end %>
This is why we have Builder and default .rxml templates. If you have a big block of code you'd rather not mix with HTML, then make a partial that uses Builder. rhtml and rxml can be mixed and matched as you please. -- David Heinemeier Hansson http://www.loudthinking.com -- Broadcasting Brain http://www.basecamphq.com -- Online project management http://www.backpackit.com -- Personal information manager http://www.rubyonrails.com -- Web-application framework _______________________________________________ Rails-core mailing list Rails-core@lists.rubyonrails.org http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails-core
