Values not showing -- embedded ruby within innerHTML of anchor tag

Question

I have an embedded ruby layout file for a navbar. The innerHTML of the anchor tag holds an embedded ruby snippet calling the value of the string.

<% text_var = "check string" %>
<a id="show_string" class="brand" ><% text_var %></a>

RESULTS

• Blank title for anchor tag
• Rails did not throw an error page

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If I have instead <a id="show_string" class="brand" >This is Plain Text</a> then it displays "This is Plain Text" as the title of the anchor tag.

• Is there a conflict with the embedded ruby and the innerHTML?
• Syntax / Use of embedded ruby incorrect?

Answer 1

try

<a id="show_string" class="brand" ><%= text_var %></a>

You need the = sign to display the string