# Best way to render partial **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [August 16, 2010, 5:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-way-to-render-partial/193328 "2010-08-16T05:08:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ssk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@ssk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ssk)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 5:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-way-to-render-partial/193328/1 "2010-08-16T05:08:39Z")
Hi, I wonder which is better between [1] and [2]. [1] ------layouts/application.html.erb-------- … \<%= yield %\> ... -------some\_action.html.erb-------- … # Page title Some contents... ... [2] ------layouts/application.html.erb-------- … \<%= yield %\> … -------some\_action.html.erb-------- ... # Page title Some contents... ... Practically they are same. I think [1] is more DRY. But I feel kinda weird with [1] because the wrapper div is separated from the real content. Which do you think is better? Sam ---
**Author:** ![ssk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@ssk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ssk)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 3:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-way-to-render-partial/193328/2 "2010-08-16T15:23:12Z")
I prefer [1] as it’s less painful to write the views. ---
**Author:** ![ssk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@ssk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ssk)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-way-to-render-partial/193328/3 "2010-08-16T16:52:19Z")
I prefer using [1] when there are lots of views that shares the same div#id. When there is another which changes the style, I only add a wrapper. If there should be another div, I use a content\_for in the views. Daniel G. [http://survey.richapplabs.com/index.php?sid=62661&lang=en](http://survey.richapplabs.com/index.php?sid=62661&lang=en) 2010/8/16 Edmond K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![ssk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@ssk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ssk)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-way-to-render-partial/193328/4 "2010-08-16T17:19:44Z")
Sam K. wrote: > Hi, > > I wonder which is better between [1] and [2]. > > [1] > ------layouts/application.html.erb-------- > … > > \<%= yield %\> > ... > > -------some\_action.html.erb-------- > … > > # Page title > > Some contents... > > ... > > [2] > ------layouts/application.html.erb-------- > … > \<%= yield %\> > … > > -------some\_action.html.erb-------- > > ... > # Page title > > Some contents... > > ... > > Practically they are same. > I think [1] is more DRY. > But I feel kinda weird with [1] because the wrapper div is separated > from the real content. Option 1 is better. The wrapper div, if it’s constant, _should_ be separated from the content – it’s not a part of the content any more than a static header or footer would be. (BTW, I highly recommend Haml instead of ERb.) > Which do you think is better? > > Sam ## Best, Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![ssk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@ssk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ssk)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-way-to-render-partial/193328/5 "2010-08-16T16:27:43Z")
Sam, > ... The second one [2] is ideal in situations where your layouts/application.html.erb will be used to render different partials with varied div ids (for whatever reason). Still you can have a “parent div” in your layout template. Regards, * * * Edmond Software Developer | Baobab Health Trust ([http://www.baobabhealth.org/](http://www.baobabhealth.org/)) |Malawi Cell: +265 999 465 137 | +265 881 234 717 Skype: ceekays Site: [http://sites.google.com/site/ceekaysgroup/](http://sites.google.com/site/ceekaysgroup/) | Blog: [http://edceekays.blogspot.com/](http://edceekays.blogspot.com/) Facebook: [Redirecting...](http://www.facebook.com/edceekays) | Google profile: [http://www.google.com/profiles/kachaleedmond](http://www.google.com/profiles/kachaleedmond) _“A more radical argument for [statistical Natural Language Processing] is that human cognition is probabilistic and that language must therefore be probabilistic too since it is an integral part of cognition.” – Chris Manning (1999)_, _Foundations of Statistical Natural Language Processing_. Le 16 août 2010 15:23:12 UTC+2, Fernando P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) a écrit :