Is there a way to write a single expression over multiple lines in haml?

Question

I have this in one of my haml views:

-form_for :news_item_comment, :url=>{:id => comment.id, :controller => 'comment' , :action => 'add_comment'}, :html => {:id => "form-#{comment.id}"}  do |f|    
   ...

Since it's really long and hard to read I want to split it over 2 lines. Is there anyway to do this without violating haml's whitespace rules?

Answer 1

Yes, there is multiline syntax . However, it's encouraged that you move your long lines into helper methods rather than use it, as that will make your templates more readable in the long run.

Answer 2

In earlier versions of haml there was no way to multi-line a single statement - something which I was frustrated with in the same way you are as it made templates way harder to read in some cases.

In theory there is a multi-line syntax for handling statements with lots of attributes. I have not tried to use it - but it's worth a shot, if that doesn't work then it is likely still the case that you cannot multi-line that type of statement.

Answer 3

The '|' can be used as a line separator for multi line syntax.Refer this http://www.mail-archive.com/haml@googlegroups.com/msg04722.html