overall cleanup of "#=>" and other minor details

11 files changed, 60 insertions, 61 deletions

diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/polymorphic_routes.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/polymorphic_routes.rb
index c083993fc0..509fa6a08e 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/polymorphic_routes.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/polymorphic_routes.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ module ActionController
   # Nested resources and/or namespaces are also supported, as illustrated in the example:
   #
   #   polymorphic_url([:admin, @article, @comment])
-  #   #-> results in:
+  #
+  # results in:
+  #   
   #   admin_article_comment_url(@article, @comment)
   #
   # == Usage within the framework
@@ -38,11 +40,8 @@ module ActionController
   #
   # Example usage:
   #
-  #   edit_polymorphic_path(@post)
-  #   #=> /posts/1/edit
-  #
-  #   formatted_polymorphic_path([@post, :pdf])
-  #   #=> /posts/1.pdf
+  #   edit_polymorphic_path(@post)              # => "/posts/1/edit"
+  #   formatted_polymorphic_path([@post, :pdf]) # => "/posts/1.pdf"
   module PolymorphicRoutes
     # Constructs a call to a named RESTful route for the given record and returns the
     # resulting URL string. For example:
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb
index 3d80d508b9..0791feb9ac 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb
@@ -324,13 +324,13 @@ module ActionView
       #
       # ==== Examples
       #   label(:post, :title)
-      #   #=> <label for="post_title">Title</label>
+      #   # => <label for="post_title">Title</label>
       #
       #   label(:post, :title, "A short title")
-      #   #=> <label for="post_title">A short title</label>
+      #   # => <label for="post_title">A short title</label>
       #
       #   label(:post, :title, "A short title", :class => "title_label")
-      #   #=> <label for="post_title" class="title_label">A short title</label>
+      #   # => <label for="post_title" class="title_label">A short title</label>
       #
       def label(object_name, method, text = nil, options = {})
         InstanceTag.new(object_name, method, self, nil, options.delete(:object)).to_label_tag(text, options)
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/calculations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/calculations.rb
index fec9bee38f..10e8330d1c 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/calculations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/calculations.rb
@@ -245,12 +245,14 @@ module ActiveRecord
           options.assert_valid_keys(CALCULATIONS_OPTIONS)
         end
 
-        # Converts a given key to the value that the database adapter returns as
-        # a usable column name.
-        #   users.id #=> users_id
-        #   sum(id) #=> sum_id
-        #   count(distinct users.id) #=> count_distinct_users_id
-        #   count(*) #=> count_all
+        # Converts the given keys to the value that the database adapter returns as
+        # a usable column name:
+        #
+        #   column_alias_for("users.id")                 # => "users_id"
+        #   column_alias_for("sum(id)")                  # => "sum_id"
+        #   column_alias_for("count(distinct users.id)") # => "count_distinct_users_id"
+        #   column_alias_for("count(*)")                 # => "count_all"
+        #   column_alias_for("count", "id")              # => "count_id"
         def column_alias_for(*keys)
           connection.table_alias_for(keys.join(' ').downcase.gsub(/\*/, 'all').gsub(/\W+/, ' ').strip.gsub(/ +/, '_'))
         end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb
index 18f1175f5f..e4e950d481 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/schema_definitions.rb
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       # Returns the human name of the column name.
       #
       # ===== Examples
-      #  Column.new('sales_stage', ...).human_name #=> 'Sales stage'
+      #  Column.new('sales_stage', ...).human_name # => 'Sales stage'
       def human_name
         Base.human_attribute_name(@name)
       end
@@ -350,28 +350,28 @@ module ActiveRecord
       # == Examples
       #  # Assuming td is an instance of TableDefinition
       #  td.column(:granted, :boolean)
-      #    #=> granted BOOLEAN
+      #  # granted BOOLEAN
       #
       #  td.column(:picture, :binary, :limit => 2.megabytes)
-      #    #=> picture BLOB(2097152)
+      #  # => picture BLOB(2097152)
       #
       #  td.column(:sales_stage, :string, :limit => 20, :default => 'new', :null => false)
-      #    #=> sales_stage VARCHAR(20) DEFAULT 'new' NOT NULL
+      #  # => sales_stage VARCHAR(20) DEFAULT 'new' NOT NULL
       #
-      #  def.column(:bill_gates_money, :decimal, :precision => 15, :scale => 2)
-      #    #=> bill_gates_money DECIMAL(15,2)
+      #  td.column(:bill_gates_money, :decimal, :precision => 15, :scale => 2)
+      #  # => bill_gates_money DECIMAL(15,2)
       #
-      #  def.column(:sensor_reading, :decimal, :precision => 30, :scale => 20)
-      #    #=> sensor_reading DECIMAL(30,20)
+      #  td.column(:sensor_reading, :decimal, :precision => 30, :scale => 20)
+      #  # => sensor_reading DECIMAL(30,20)
       #
       #  # While <tt>:scale</tt> defaults to zero on most databases, it
       #  # probably wouldn't hurt to include it.
-      #  def.column(:huge_integer, :decimal, :precision => 30)
-      #    #=> huge_integer DECIMAL(30)
+      #  td.column(:huge_integer, :decimal, :precision => 30)
+      #  # => huge_integer DECIMAL(30)
       #
       # == Short-hand examples
       #
-      # Instead of calling column directly, you can also work with the short-hand definitions for the default types.
+      # Instead of calling +column+ directly, you can also work with the short-hand definitions for the default types.
       # They use the type as the method name instead of as a parameter and allow for multiple columns to be defined
       # in a single statement.
       #
diff --git a/activeresource/lib/active_resource/base.rb b/activeresource/lib/active_resource/base.rb
index b38b4c0194..463ee9f1e7 100644
--- a/activeresource/lib/active_resource/base.rb
+++ b/activeresource/lib/active_resource/base.rb
@@ -34,18 +34,18 @@ module ActiveResource
   # from REST web services.
   # 
   #   ryan = Person.new(:first => 'Ryan', :last => 'Daigle')
-  #   ryan.save  #=> true
-  #   ryan.id  #=> 2
-  #   Person.exists?(ryan.id)  #=> true
-  #   ryan.exists?  #=> true
+  #   ryan.save                # => true
+  #   ryan.id                  # => 2
+  #   Person.exists?(ryan.id)  # => true
+  #   ryan.exists?             # => true
   # 
   #   ryan = Person.find(1)
-  #   # => Resource holding our newly created Person object
+  #   # Resource holding our newly created Person object
   # 
   #   ryan.first = 'Rizzle'
-  #   ryan.save  #=> true
+  #   ryan.save                # => true
   # 
-  #   ryan.destroy  #=> true
+  #   ryan.destroy             # => true
   #
   # As you can see, these are very similar to Active Record's lifecycle methods for database records.
   # You can read more about each of these methods in their respective documentation.
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ module ActiveResource
   # then fail (with a <tt>false</tt> return value) and the validation errors can be accessed on the resource in question.
   # 
   #   ryan = Person.find(1)
-  #   ryan.first #=> ''
-  #   ryan.save  #=> false
+  #   ryan.first # => ''
+  #   ryan.save  # => false
   #
   #   # When 
   #   # PUT http://api.people.com:3000/people/1.xml
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ module ActiveResource
   #   # <errors type="array"><error>First cannot be empty</error></errors>
   #   #
   #
-  #   ryan.errors.invalid?(:first)  #=> true
-  #   ryan.errors.full_messages  #=> ['First cannot be empty']
+  #   ryan.errors.invalid?(:first)  # => true
+  #   ryan.errors.full_messages     # => ['First cannot be empty']
   # 
   # Learn more about Active Resource's validation features in the ActiveResource::Validations documentation.
   #
diff --git a/activeresource/lib/active_resource/custom_methods.rb b/activeresource/lib/active_resource/custom_methods.rb
index 33a2fffaa0..4c8699288c 100644
--- a/activeresource/lib/active_resource/custom_methods.rb
+++ b/activeresource/lib/active_resource/custom_methods.rb
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ module ActiveResource
   #                           :member => { :promote => :put, :deactivate => :delete }
   #                           :collection => { :active => :get }
   #
-  #  This route set creates routes for the following http requests:
+  #  This route set creates routes for the following HTTP requests:
   #
-  #    POST    /people/new/register.xml #=> PeopleController.register
-  #    PUT     /people/1/promote.xml    #=> PeopleController.promote with :id => 1
-  #    DELETE  /people/1/deactivate.xml #=> PeopleController.deactivate with :id => 1
-  #    GET     /people/active.xml       #=> PeopleController.active
+  #    POST    /people/new/register.xml # PeopleController.register
+  #    PUT     /people/1/promote.xml    # PeopleController.promote with :id => 1
+  #    DELETE  /people/1/deactivate.xml # PeopleController.deactivate with :id => 1
+  #    GET     /people/active.xml       # PeopleController.active
   #
   # Using this module, Active Resource can use these custom REST methods just like the
   # standard methods.
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/unicode.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/unicode.rb
index ba16d4d866..5e20534d1d 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/unicode.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/unicode.rb
@@ -17,17 +17,17 @@ module ActiveSupport #:nodoc:
           # string overrides can also be called through the +chars+ proxy.
           #
           #   name = 'Claus Müller'
-          #   name.reverse  #=> "rell??M sualC"
-          #   name.length   #=> 13
+          #   name.reverse              # => "rell??M sualC"
+          #   name.length               # => 13
           #
-          #   name.chars.reverse.to_s   #=> "rellüM sualC"
-          #   name.chars.length         #=> 12
+          #   name.chars.reverse.to_s   # => "rellüM sualC"
+          #   name.chars.length         # => 12
           #   
           #
           # All the methods on the chars proxy which normally return a string will return a Chars object. This allows
           # method chaining on the result of any of these methods.
           #
-          #   name.chars.reverse.length #=> 12
+          #   name.chars.reverse.length # => 12
           #
           # The Char object tries to be as interchangeable with String objects as possible: sorting and comparing between
           # String and Char work like expected. The bang! methods change the internal string representation in the Chars
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/conversions.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/conversions.rb
index edca5b8a98..9054008309 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/conversions.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/time/conversions.rb
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ module ActiveSupport #:nodoc:
         # Converts a Time object to a Date, dropping hour, minute, and second precision.
         #
         #   my_time = Time.now  # => Mon Nov 12 22:59:51 -0500 2007
-        #   my_time.to_date     #=> Mon, 12 Nov 2007
+        #   my_time.to_date     # => Mon, 12 Nov 2007
         #
         #   your_time = Time.parse("1/13/2009 1:13:03 P.M.")  # => Tue Jan 13 13:13:03 -0500 2009
         #   your_time.to_date                                 # => Tue, 13 Jan 2009
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/inflector.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/inflector.rb
index d319d58a85..a4fd619317 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/inflector.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/inflector.rb
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ module Inflector
   # +titleize+ is also aliased as as +titlecase+.
   #
   # Examples:
-  #   "man from the boondocks".titleize #=> "Man From The Boondocks"
-  #   "x-men: the last stand".titleize #=> "X Men: The Last Stand"
+  #   "man from the boondocks".titleize # => "Man From The Boondocks"
+  #   "x-men: the last stand".titleize  # => "X Men: The Last Stand"
   def titleize(word)
     humanize(underscore(word)).gsub(/\b('?[a-z])/) { $1.capitalize }
   end
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/multibyte/chars.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/multibyte/chars.rb
index 65114415eb..ee716de39e 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/multibyte/chars.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/multibyte/chars.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module ActiveSupport::Multibyte #:nodoc:
   # String methods are proxied through the Chars object, and can be accessed through the +chars+ method. Methods
   # which would normally return a String object now return a Chars object so methods can be chained.
   #
-  #   "The Perfect String  ".chars.downcase.strip.normalize #=> "the perfect string"
+  #   "The Perfect String  ".chars.downcase.strip.normalize # => "the perfect string"
   #
   # Chars objects are perfectly interchangeable with String objects as long as no explicit class checks are made.
   # If certain methods do explicitly check the class, call +to_s+ before you pass chars objects to them.
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/multibyte/handlers/utf8_handler.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/multibyte/handlers/utf8_handler.rb
index 0166b69ac3..aa9c16f575 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/multibyte/handlers/utf8_handler.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/multibyte/handlers/utf8_handler.rb
@@ -147,13 +147,11 @@ module ActiveSupport::Multibyte::Handlers #:nodoc:
       #
       #   s = "Müller"
       #   s.chars[2] = "e" # Replace character with offset 2
-      #   s
-      #   #=> "Müeler"
+      #   s # => "Müeler"
       #
       #   s = "Müller"
       #   s.chars[1, 2] = "ö" # Replace 2 characters at character offset 1
-      #   s
-      #   #=> "Möler"
+      #   s # => "Möler"
       def []=(str, *args)
         replace_by = args.pop
         # Indexed replace with regular expressions already works
@@ -183,10 +181,10 @@ module ActiveSupport::Multibyte::Handlers #:nodoc:
       # Example:
       #
       #   "¾ cup".chars.rjust(8).to_s
-      #   #=> "   ¾ cup"
+      #   # => "   ¾ cup"
       #
       #   "¾ cup".chars.rjust(8, " ").to_s # Use non-breaking whitespace
-      #   #=> "   ¾ cup"
+      #   # => "   ¾ cup"
       def rjust(str, integer, padstr=' ')
         justify(str, integer, :right, padstr)
       end
@@ -196,10 +194,10 @@ module ActiveSupport::Multibyte::Handlers #:nodoc:
       # Example:
       #
       #   "¾ cup".chars.rjust(8).to_s
-      #   #=> "¾ cup   "
+      #   # => "¾ cup   "
       #
       #   "¾ cup".chars.rjust(8, " ").to_s # Use non-breaking whitespace
-      #   #=> "¾ cup   "
+      #   # => "¾ cup   "
       def ljust(str, integer, padstr=' ')
         justify(str, integer, :left, padstr)
       end
@@ -209,10 +207,10 @@ module ActiveSupport::Multibyte::Handlers #:nodoc:
       # Example:
       #
       #   "¾ cup".chars.center(8).to_s
-      #   #=> " ¾ cup  "
+      #   # => " ¾ cup  "
       #
       #   "¾ cup".chars.center(8, " ").to_s # Use non-breaking whitespace
-      #   #=> " ¾ cup  "
+      #   # => " ¾ cup  "
       def center(str, integer, padstr=' ')
         justify(str, integer, :center, padstr)
       end