Action View HAML

Topics 

  • What is and Why Haml? 
  • Haml basic syntax 
  • Haml and Rails 
  • Conversion of existing *.erb file to *.haml file 
  • Generation of *.haml files as default templates

What is and Why Haml?

What is Haml? 

  • Stands for “HTML Abstraction Markup Language (HAML)” 
  • Haml is a templating engine for HTML 
    • The default templating engine for HTML under Rails is ERB 
  • Designed to make it both easier and more pleasant to write HTML documents by 
    • Eliminating redundancy 
    • Reflecting the underlying structure that the document represents 
    • Providing an elegant syntax that’s both powerful and easy to understand 
  • Becoming a popular alternative to ERB in Rails application

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