# Ruby randomly converting quotes to html

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-randomly-converting-quotes-to-html/187554>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 25, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-randomly-converting-quotes-to-html/187554 "2010-04-25T20:29:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![fipa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@fipa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fipa)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-randomly-converting-quotes-to-html/187554/1 "2010-04-25T20:29:27Z")

</div>

If anyone understands:

def some\_method  
""  
end

=\>

Any idea what could create that strange behavior?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![fipa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@fipa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fipa)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-randomly-converting-quotes-to-html/187554/2 "2010-04-25T20:32:26Z")

</div>

Please disregard my previous message. I forgot textilize was kicking in.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![fipa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@fipa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fipa)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2010, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-randomly-converting-quotes-to-html/187554/3 "2010-04-26T14:18:53Z")

</div>

Fernando P. wrote:

> Please disregard my previous message. I forgot textilize was kicking in.

Glad you found the problem. Now get your JS out of the HTML and into a  
separate file.

## Best,

Marnen Laibow-Koser  
[http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org)  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid