Syntax error when calling a function with parameters in slim template

Question

I have a slim template where I call a function like so:

textarea.form-control value = @function(parameter)

However I get the following error:

syntax error, unexpected '(', expecting ')'

Its strange that it does not like the '(" character because that's how I would imagine we would call functions with arguments from a template. What am I doing wrong and how can I call a function with an argument from a slim template. Apologies if this is a basic question, I am very new to slim and ruby

Answer 1

You don’t need the @:

textarea.form-control value = function(parameter)

As long as function and parameter are defined then this should work.

You may be confusing Ruby attributes (which use @) with functions/methods (which don’t). If you want to pass an attribute as the parameter, then you need the @ in front of its name:

textarea.form-control value = function(@attribute)