What is an HAML file?
An HAML file is an HTML abstraction markup language file that contains source code written in Haml language. It can be used as a replacement for the ERB (Ruby template scripts). HAML file contains template source code that for generating the HTML of a web document. ERB files can be replaced by simply replacing these files in the app/views folder to Haml by changing the extension of the file. HAML files can be opened with any text editor such as Microsoft Notepad, Notepad++, Apple TextEdit,
HAML File Format
HAML files are source files saved to disc as plain text files. It contains code written in HAML syntax. HAML replaces the <> tags with the % sign to make code simpler and easier. ERB files are drop-in replaceable by HAML as shown in the following simple example.
app/views/account/login.html.erb → app/views/account/login.html.haml
HAML Example
The following is an example Hello World example of HAML.
%p{:class => "sample", :id => "welcome"} Hello, World!
%p.sample#welcome Hello, World!
which renders to the following HTML output.
<p class="sample" id="welcome">Hello, World!</p>
