# snippet from app/views/layout/application.haml

#list_tracks
  - if(!@tracks_by_keywords.nil?)
    = render :partial => "shared/list_tracks", :locals => {:tracks => @tracks_by_keywords}
  - elsif(!@tracks_by_category.nil?)
    = render :partial => "shared/list_tracks", :locals => {:tracks => @tracks_by_category}
  - elsif(!@tracks.nil?)
    = render :partial => "shared/list_tracks", :locals => {:tracks => @tracks}

# gives me the error:

compile error
......./app/views/layouts/application.haml:51: syntax error, unexpected kELSIF, expecting kEND
haml_temp = _hamlout.push_script(haml_temp, false, false, false, false, false);end; elsif(!@tracks_by_category.nil?);
                                                                                         ^
......./app/views/layouts/application.haml:53: syntax error, unexpected kELSIF, expecting $end
haml_temp = _hamlout.push_script(haml_temp, false, false, false, false, false);end; elsif(!@tracks.nil?);

# now, when i change the "elsif" to "if" everything works fine, so i guess my syntax in general is valid only i use "elsif" the wrong way?