colon hash notation doesn't work

Question

This line works:

<%= link_to "About", pages_about_path, :class => "name" %>

while this doesn't:

<%= link_to "About", pages_about_path, class : "name" %>

Aren't both equivalent hash notations? The examples shown in the Rails API docs also use the second notation.

Nowhere in the API docs does it use the second format (because it’s invalid Ruby). — Andrew Marshall, Aug 25 '13 at 18:20
BTW, the two notations [are not equivalent](http://stackoverflow.com/a/8675314/479863). — mu is too short, Aug 25 '13 at 18:21

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 26 '13 at 19:42

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You put one unnecessary space between class and :. So try the following:

 { class: "name"}

Corrected one:-

<%= link_to "About", pages_about_path, class: "name" %>

edited Aug 26 '13 at 19:42

user229044

answered Aug 25 '13 at 18:12

Arup Rakshit

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