How do I wrap multiline Ruby arguments in HAML?

Question

How can I use multiple lines for a single Ruby statement in HAML? For example, I'd like to write something like the following:

- entries = [{
-   :title => "The Fellowship of the Ring", 
-   :body => "We should walk instead of fly"
- }]

!!! 5
%html
  %head
    %title Blog
  %body
    #content
      - entries.each do |entry|
        .entry
          %h3.title= entry[:title]
          %p.body= entry[:body]

But of course the first four lines produce a syntax error.

Answer 1

Wrap Arguments with Commas

According to the HAML FAQ:

[W]hen a function has lots of arguments, it’s possible to wrap it across multiple lines as long as each line ends in a comma.

So, the following should be valid HAML:

- entries = [{ :title => "The Fellowship of the Ring",                 :body  => "We should walk instead of fly" }] 

Answer 2

You can use :ruby filter.

:ruby   entries = [{      :title => "The Fellowship of the Ring",      :body  => "We should walk instead of fly"    }]  !!! 5 %html   %head     %title Blog   %body     #content       - entries.each do |entry|         .entry           %h3.title= entry[:title]           %p.body= entry[:body] 

Answer 3

Check out the docs here.

Note that it's intentionally awkward because you're not supposed to be putting lots of ruby in your templates.