Different tags in ERB

Question

I'm just getting started with Ruby and Ruby on Rails, so excuse me if this is a simple question. I've noticed that in some ERB files, there is a difference to using <%= %> and <% %>, but what is the difference?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Hi, The difference is as follows:- <%= %> would execute and print the value of rails code written inside and <% %> would just execute the rails code.

Thanks, Anubhaw

Answer 2

<%= %> in ERB equals to <?php echo ?> in PHP.