Removing ==Examples and last blank lines of docs from actionpack

32 files changed, 56 insertions, 183 deletions

diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/caching/pages.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/caching/pages.rb
index 307594d54a..dd4eddbe9a 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/caching/pages.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/caching/pages.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
       end
 
       module ClassMethods
-        # Expires the page that was cached with the +path+ as a key. Example:
+        # Expires the page that was cached with the +path+ as a key.
+        #
         #   expire_page "/lists/show"
         def expire_page(path)
           return unless perform_caching
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
           end
         end
 
-        # Manually cache the +content+ in the key determined by +path+. Example:
+        # Manually cache the +content+ in the key determined by +path+.
+        #
         #   cache_page "I'm the cached content", "/lists/show"
         def cache_page(content, path, extension = nil, gzip = Zlib::BEST_COMPRESSION)
           return unless perform_caching
@@ -93,8 +95,6 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
         #
         # You can also pass a :gzip option to override the class configuration one.
         #
-        # Usage:
-        #
         #   # cache the index action
         #   caches_page :index
         #
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
           end
       end
 
-      # Expires the page that was cached with the +options+ as a key. Example:
+      # Expires the page that was cached with the +options+ as a key.
+      #
       #   expire_page :controller => "lists", :action => "show"
       def expire_page(options = {})
         return unless self.class.perform_caching
@@ -161,7 +162,8 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
       end
 
       # Manually cache the +content+ in the key determined by +options+. If no content is provided, the contents of response.body is used.
-      # If no options are provided, the url of the current request being handled is used. Example:
+      # If no options are provided, the url of the current request being handled is used.
+      #
       #   cache_page "I'm the cached content", :controller => "lists", :action => "show"
       def cache_page(content = nil, options = nil, gzip = Zlib::BEST_COMPRESSION)
         return unless self.class.perform_caching && caching_allowed?
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/conditional_get.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/conditional_get.rb
index 5b25a0d303..2193dde667 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/conditional_get.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/conditional_get.rb
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ module ActionController
     # Sets a HTTP 1.1 Cache-Control header. Defaults to issuing a <tt>private</tt> instruction, so that
     # intermediate caches must not cache the response.
     #
-    # Examples:
     #   expires_in 20.minutes
     #   expires_in 3.hours, :public => true
     #   expires_in 3.hours, :public => true, :must_revalidate => true
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/helpers.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/helpers.rb
index 1a4bca12d2..86d061e3b7 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/helpers.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/helpers.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ module ActionController
   # Additional helpers can be specified using the +helper+ class method in ActionController::Base or any
   # controller which inherits from it.
   #
-  # ==== Examples
   # The +to_s+ method from the \Time class can be wrapped in a helper method to display a custom message if
   # a \Time object is blank:
   #
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/mime_responds.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/mime_responds.rb
index 7917926978..0b800c3c62 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/mime_responds.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/mime_responds.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
       # Defines mime types that are rendered by default when invoking
       # <tt>respond_with</tt>.
       #
-      # Examples:
-      #
       #   respond_to :html, :xml, :json
       #
       # Specifies that all actions in the controller respond to requests
@@ -185,7 +183,6 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
     #   end
     #
     # Be sure to check respond_with and respond_to documentation for more examples.
-    #
     def respond_to(*mimes, &block)
       raise ArgumentError, "respond_to takes either types or a block, never both" if mimes.any? && block_given?
 
@@ -323,7 +320,6 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
     #    a successful html +post+ request.
     # 2. <tt>:action</tt> - overwrites the default render action used after an
     #    unsuccessful html +post+ request.
-    #
     def respond_with(*resources, &block)
       raise "In order to use respond_with, first you need to declare the formats your " <<
             "controller responds to in the class level" if self.class.mimes_for_respond_to.empty?
@@ -339,7 +335,6 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
 
     # Collect mimes declared in the class method respond_to valid for the
     # current action.
-    #
     def collect_mimes_from_class_level #:nodoc:
       action = action_name.to_s
 
@@ -362,7 +357,6 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
     #
     # Sends :not_acceptable to the client and returns nil if no suitable format
     # is available.
-    #
     def retrieve_collector_from_mimes(mimes=nil, &block) #:nodoc:
       mimes ||= collect_mimes_from_class_level
       collector = Collector.new(mimes)
@@ -401,7 +395,6 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
     # A subsequent call to #negotiate_format(request) will enable the Collector
     # to determine which specific mime-type it should respond with for the current
     # request, with this response then being accessible by calling #response.
-    #
     class Collector
       include AbstractController::Collector
       attr_accessor :order, :format
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/redirecting.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/redirecting.rb
index 5e7bd44562..4290707a64 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/redirecting.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/redirecting.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ module ActionController
     # * <tt>:back</tt> - Back to the page that issued the request. Useful for forms that are triggered from multiple places.
     #   Short-hand for <tt>redirect_to(request.env["HTTP_REFERER"])</tt>
     #
-    # Examples:
     #   redirect_to :action => "show", :id => 5
     #   redirect_to post
     #   redirect_to "http://www.rubyonrails.org"
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ module ActionController
     #
     # The redirection happens as a "302 Moved" header unless otherwise specified.
     #
-    # Examples:
     #   redirect_to post_url(@post), :status => :found
     #   redirect_to :action=>'atom', :status => :moved_permanently
     #   redirect_to post_url(@post), :status => 301
@@ -51,14 +49,12 @@ module ActionController
     # around this  you can return a <tt>303 See Other</tt> status code which will be
     # followed using a GET request.
     #
-    # Examples:
     #   redirect_to posts_url, :status => :see_other
     #   redirect_to :action => 'index', :status => 303
     #
     # It is also possible to assign a flash message as part of the redirection. There are two special accessors for the commonly used flash names
     # +alert+ and +notice+ as well as a general purpose +flash+ bucket.
     #
-    # Examples:
     #   redirect_to post_url(@post), :alert => "Watch it, mister!"
     #   redirect_to post_url(@post), :status=> :found, :notice => "Pay attention to the road"
     #   redirect_to post_url(@post), :status => 301, :flash => { :updated_post_id => @post.id }
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/renderers.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/renderers.rb
index 4a0c1c7dd7..1927c8bdc7 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/renderers.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/renderers.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ module ActionController
     # is the value paired with its key and the second is the remaining
     # hash of options passed to +render+.
     #
-    # === Example
     # Create a csv renderer:
     #
     #   ActionController::Renderers.add :csv do |obj, options|
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/request_forgery_protection.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/request_forgery_protection.rb
index 0bff1825d9..95b0e99ed5 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/request_forgery_protection.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/request_forgery_protection.rb
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
     module ClassMethods
       # Turn on request forgery protection. Bear in mind that only non-GET, HTML/JavaScript requests are checked.
       #
-      # Example:
-      #
       #   class FooController < ApplicationController
       #     protect_from_forgery :except => :index
       #
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/url_for.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/url_for.rb
index 8e7b56dbcc..e28c05cc2d 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/url_for.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/url_for.rb
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ module ActionController
   # url options like the +host+. In order to do so, this module requires the host class
   # to implement +env+ and +request+, which need to be a Rack-compatible.
   #
-  # Example:
-  #
   #   class RootUrl
   #     include ActionController::UrlFor
   #     include Rails.application.routes.url_helpers
@@ -19,7 +17,6 @@ module ActionController
   #       @url        = root_path # named route from the application.
   #     end
   #   end
-  #
   module UrlFor
     extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/record_identifier.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/record_identifier.rb
index e7af3f5b8d..16a5decc62 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/record_identifier.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/record_identifier.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'active_support/core_ext/module'
 module ActionController
   # The record identifier encapsulates a number of naming conventions for dealing with records, like Active Records or
   # pretty much any other model type that has an id. These patterns are then used to try elevate the view actions to
-  # a higher logical level. Example:
+  # a higher logical level.
   #
   #   # routes
   #   resources :posts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module ActionController
     JOIN = '_'.freeze
     NEW = 'new'.freeze
 
-    # The DOM class convention is to use the singular form of an object or class. Examples:
+    # The DOM class convention is to use the singular form of an object or class.
     #
     #   dom_class(post)   # => "post"
     #   dom_class(Person) # => "person"
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ module ActionController
     end
 
     # The DOM id convention is to use the singular form of an object or class with the id following an underscore.
-    # If no id is found, prefix with "new_" instead. Examples:
+    # If no id is found, prefix with "new_" instead.
     #
     #   dom_id(Post.find(45))       # => "post_45"
     #   dom_id(Post.new)            # => "new_post"
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb
index ad02375f12..76d07891c9 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ module ActionController
 
     # Asserts that the request was rendered with the appropriate template file or partials.
     #
-    # ==== Examples
-    #
     #   # assert that the "new" view template was rendered
     #   assert_template "new"
     #
@@ -84,7 +82,6 @@ module ActionController
     #
     #   # assert that the "_customer" partial was rendered with a specific object
     #   assert_template :partial => '_customer', :locals => { :customer => @customer }
-    #
     def assert_template(options = {}, message = nil)
       # Force body to be read in case the
       # template is being streamed
@@ -350,7 +347,6 @@ module ActionController
   # == \Testing named routes
   #
   # If you're using named routes, they can be easily tested using the original named routes' methods straight in the test case.
-  # Example:
   #
   #  assert_redirected_to page_url(:title => 'foo')
   class TestCase < ActiveSupport::TestCase
@@ -369,12 +365,11 @@ module ActionController
       module ClassMethods
 
         # Sets the controller class name. Useful if the name can't be inferred from test class.
-        # Normalizes +controller_class+ before using. Examples:
+        # Normalizes +controller_class+ before using.
         #
         #   tests WidgetController
         #   tests :widget
         #   tests 'widget'
-        #
         def tests(controller_class)
           case controller_class
           when String, Symbol
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/filter_parameters.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/filter_parameters.rb
index 132b0c82bc..6413929be3 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/filter_parameters.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/filter_parameters.rb
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
     # value of the params hash and all subhashes is passed to it, the value
     # or key can be replaced using String#replace or similar method.
     #
-    # Examples:
-    #
     #   env["action_dispatch.parameter_filter"] = [:password]
     #   => replaces the value to all keys matching /password/i with "[FILTERED]"
     #
@@ -22,7 +20,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
     #     v.reverse! if k =~ /secret/i
     #   end
     #   => reverses the value to all keys matching /secret/i
-    #
     module FilterParameters
       extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/flash.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/flash.rb
index 17776c2356..9928b7cc3a 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/flash.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/flash.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module ActionDispatch
   # The flash provides a way to pass temporary objects between actions. Anything you place in the flash will be exposed
   # to the very next action and then cleared out. This is a great way of doing notices and alerts, such as a create
   # action that sets <tt>flash[:notice] = "Post successfully created"</tt> before redirecting to a display action that can
-  # then expose the flash to its template. Actually, that exposure is automatically done. Example:
+  # then expose the flash to its template. Actually, that exposure is automatically done.
   #
   #   class PostsController < ActionController::Base
   #     def create
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/session/cookie_store.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/session/cookie_store.rb
index dbcf703ec3..7efc094f98 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/session/cookie_store.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/session/cookie_store.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module ActionDispatch
     #   CGI::Session instance as an argument. It's important that the secret
     #   is not vulnerable to a dictionary attack. Therefore, you should choose
     #   a secret consisting of random numbers and letters and more than 30
-    #   characters. Examples:
+    #   characters.
     #
     #     :secret => '449fe2e7daee471bffae2fd8dc02313d'
     #     :secret => Proc.new { User.current_user.secret_key }
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb
index 7a22b65c44..55a6eb35b3 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb
@@ -495,8 +495,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
         # Define a route that only recognizes HTTP GET.
         # For supported arguments, see <tt>Base#match</tt>.
         #
-        # Example:
-        #
         #   get 'bacon', :to => 'food#bacon'
         def get(*args, &block)
           map_method(:get, args, &block)
@@ -505,8 +503,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
         # Define a route that only recognizes HTTP POST.
         # For supported arguments, see <tt>Base#match</tt>.
         #
-        # Example:
-        #
         #   post 'bacon', :to => 'food#bacon'
         def post(*args, &block)
           map_method(:post, args, &block)
@@ -515,8 +511,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
         # Define a route that only recognizes HTTP PATCH.
         # For supported arguments, see <tt>Base#match</tt>.
         #
-        # Example:
-        #
         #   patch 'bacon', :to => 'food#bacon'
         def patch(*args, &block)
           map_method(:patch, args, &block)
@@ -525,8 +519,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
         # Define a route that only recognizes HTTP PUT.
         # For supported arguments, see <tt>Base#match</tt>.
         #
-        # Example:
-        #
         #   put 'bacon', :to => 'food#bacon'
         def put(*args, &block)
           map_method(:put, args, &block)
@@ -535,8 +527,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
         # Define a route that only recognizes HTTP DELETE.
         # For supported arguments, see <tt>Base#match</tt>.
         #
-        # Example:
-        #
         #   delete 'broccoli', :to => 'food#broccoli'
         def delete(*args, &block)
           map_method(:delete, args, &block)
@@ -681,7 +671,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
 
         # Scopes routes to a specific controller
         #
-        # Example:
         #   controller "food" do
         #     match "bacon", :action => "bacon"
         #   end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/url_for.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/url_for.rb
index ee02f4b531..fd3bed7e8f 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/url_for.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/url_for.rb
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
       # Any other key (<tt>:controller</tt>, <tt>:action</tt>, etc.) given to
       # +url_for+ is forwarded to the Routes module.
       #
-      # Examples:
-      #
       #    url_for :controller => 'tasks', :action => 'testing', :host => 'somehost.org', :port => '8080'
       #    # => 'http://somehost.org:8080/tasks/testing'
       #    url_for :controller => 'tasks', :action => 'testing', :host => 'somehost.org', :anchor => 'ok', :only_path => true
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/assertions/dom.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/assertions/dom.rb
index edea6dab39..7dc3d0f97c 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/assertions/dom.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/assertions/dom.rb
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@ module ActionDispatch
     module DomAssertions
       # \Test two HTML strings for equivalency (e.g., identical up to reordering of attributes)
       #
-      # ==== Examples
-      #
       #   # assert that the referenced method generates the appropriate HTML string
       #   assert_dom_equal '<a href="http://www.example.com">Apples</a>', link_to("Apples", "http://www.example.com")
-      #
       def assert_dom_equal(expected, actual, message = "")
         expected_dom = HTML::Document.new(expected).root
         actual_dom   = HTML::Document.new(actual).root
@@ -18,11 +15,8 @@ module ActionDispatch
 
       # The negated form of +assert_dom_equivalent+.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
-      #
       #   # assert that the referenced method does not generate the specified HTML string
       #   assert_dom_not_equal '<a href="http://www.example.com">Apples</a>', link_to("Oranges", "http://www.example.com")
-      #
       def assert_dom_not_equal(expected, actual, message = "")
         expected_dom = HTML::Document.new(expected).root
         actual_dom   = HTML::Document.new(actual).root
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/assertions/response.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/assertions/response.rb
index 8f6fff5d32..3d121b6b9c 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/assertions/response.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/assertions/response.rb
@@ -15,14 +15,11 @@ module ActionDispatch
       # or its symbolic equivalent <tt>assert_response(:not_implemented)</tt>.
       # See Rack::Utils::SYMBOL_TO_STATUS_CODE for a full list.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
-      #
       #   # assert that the response was a redirection
       #   assert_response :redirect
       #
       #   # assert that the response code was status code 401 (unauthorized)
       #   assert_response 401
-      #
       def assert_response(type, message = nil)
         message ||= "Expected response to be a <#{type}>, but was <#{@response.response_code}>"
 
@@ -42,8 +39,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
       # This match can be partial, such that <tt>assert_redirected_to(:controller => "weblog")</tt> will also
       # match the redirection of <tt>redirect_to(:controller => "weblog", :action => "show")</tt> and so on.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
-      #
       #   # assert that the redirection was to the "index" action on the WeblogController
       #   assert_redirected_to :controller => "weblog", :action => "index"
       #
@@ -55,7 +50,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
       #
       #   # asserts that the redirection matches the regular expression
       #   assert_redirected_to %r(\Ahttp://example.org)
-      #
       def assert_redirected_to(options = {}, message=nil)
         assert_response(:redirect, message)
         return true if options === @response.location
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/assertions/routing.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/assertions/routing.rb
index 1f4b905d18..567ca0c392 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/assertions/routing.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/assertions/routing.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
       #
       # The +message+ parameter allows you to pass in an error message that is displayed upon failure.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   # Check the default route (i.e., the index action)
       #   assert_recognizes({:controller => 'items', :action => 'index'}, 'items')
       #
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
       #
       # The +defaults+ parameter is unused.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   # Asserts that the default action is generated for a route with no action
       #   assert_generates "/items", :controller => "items", :action => "index"
       #
@@ -100,7 +98,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
       # The +extras+ hash allows you to specify options that would normally be provided as a query string to the action. The
       # +message+ parameter allows you to specify a custom error message to display upon failure.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #  # Assert a basic route: a controller with the default action (index)
       #  assert_routing '/home', :controller => 'home', :action => 'index'
       #
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/assertions/selector.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/assertions/selector.rb
index ea1ed20f3c..5f9c3bbf48 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/assertions/selector.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/assertions/selector.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
       # The selector may be a CSS selector expression (String), an expression
       # with substitution values (Array) or an HTML::Selector object.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   # Selects all div tags
       #   divs = css_select("div")
       #
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
       #     inputs = css_select(form, "input")
       #     ...
       #   end
-      #
       def css_select(*args)
         # See assert_select to understand what's going on here.
         arg = args.shift
@@ -340,7 +338,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
       # The content of each element is un-encoded, and wrapped in the root
       # element +encoded+. It then calls the block with all un-encoded elements.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   # Selects all bold tags from within the title of an Atom feed's entries (perhaps to nab a section name prefix)
       #   assert_select "feed[xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom']" do
       #     # Select each entry item and then the title item
@@ -401,8 +398,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
       # You must enable deliveries for this assertion to work, use:
       #   ActionMailer::Base.perform_deliveries = true
       #
-      # ==== Examples
-      #
       #  assert_select_email do
       #    assert_select "h1", "Email alert"
       #  end
@@ -413,7 +408,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
       #       # Work with items here...
       #    end
       #  end
-      #
       def assert_select_email(&block)
         deliveries = ActionMailer::Base.deliveries
         assert !deliveries.empty?, "No e-mail in delivery list"
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/assertions/tag.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/assertions/tag.rb
index 5c735e61b2..68f1347e7c 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/assertions/tag.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/assertions/tag.rb
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
       # * if the condition is +true+, the value must not be +nil+.
       # * if the condition is +false+ or +nil+, the value must be +nil+.
       #
-      # === Examples
-      #
       #   # Assert that there is a "span" tag
       #   assert_tag :tag => "span"
       #
@@ -104,7 +102,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
       # Identical to +assert_tag+, but asserts that a matching tag does _not_
       # exist. (See +assert_tag+ for a full discussion of the syntax.)
       #
-      # === Examples
       #   # Assert that there is not a "div" containing a "p"
       #   assert_no_tag :tag => "div", :descendant => { :tag => "p" }
       #
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/asset_tag_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/asset_tag_helper.rb
index ae5420dbd8..1928c332e8 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/asset_tag_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/asset_tag_helper.rb
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ module ActionView
       # The following call would generate such a tag:
       #
       #   <%= favicon_link_tag 'mb-icon.png', :rel => 'apple-touch-icon', :type => 'image/png' %>
-      #
       def favicon_link_tag(source='favicon.ico', options={})
         tag('link', {
           :rel  => 'shortcut icon',
@@ -290,7 +289,6 @@ module ActionView
       # Full paths from the document root will be passed through.
       # Used internally by +video_tag+ to build the video path.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   video_path("hd")                                            # => /videos/hd
       #   video_path("hd.avi")                                        # => /videos/hd.avi
       #   video_path("trailers/hd.avi")                               # => /videos/trailers/hd.avi
@@ -312,7 +310,6 @@ module ActionView
       # Full paths from the document root will be passed through.
       # Used internally by +audio_tag+ to build the audio path.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   audio_path("horse")                                            # => /audios/horse
       #   audio_path("horse.wav")                                        # => /audios/horse.wav
       #   audio_path("sounds/horse.wav")                                 # => /audios/sounds/horse.wav
@@ -333,7 +330,6 @@ module ActionView
       # Computes the path to a font asset in the public fonts directory.
       # Full paths from the document root will be passed through.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   font_path("font")                                           # => /fonts/font
       #   font_path("font.ttf")                                       # => /fonts/font.ttf
       #   font_path("dir/font.ttf")                                   # => /fonts/dir/font.ttf
@@ -368,22 +364,22 @@ module ActionView
       #   This can be used to implement an easy image toggle that fires on onmouseover.
       #
       # ==== Examples
-      #  image_tag("icon")  # =>
-      #    <img src="/images/icon" alt="Icon" />
-      #  image_tag("icon.png")  # =>
-      #    <img src="/images/icon.png" alt="Icon" />
-      #  image_tag("icon.png", :size => "16x10", :alt => "Edit Entry")  # =>
-      #    <img src="/images/icon.png" width="16" height="10" alt="Edit Entry" />
-      #  image_tag("/icons/icon.gif", :size => "16x16")  # =>
-      #    <img src="/icons/icon.gif" width="16" height="16" alt="Icon" />
-      #  image_tag("/icons/icon.gif", :height => '32', :width => '32') # =>
-      #    <img alt="Icon" height="32" src="/icons/icon.gif" width="32" />
-      #  image_tag("/icons/icon.gif", :class => "menu_icon") # =>
-      #    <img alt="Icon" class="menu_icon" src="/icons/icon.gif" />
-      #  image_tag("mouse.png", :mouseover => "/images/mouse_over.png") # =>
-      #    <img src="/images/mouse.png" onmouseover="this.src='/images/mouse_over.png'" onmouseout="this.src='/images/mouse.png'" alt="Mouse" />
-      #  image_tag("mouse.png", :mouseover => image_path("mouse_over.png")) # =>
-      #    <img src="/images/mouse.png" onmouseover="this.src='/images/mouse_over.png'" onmouseout="this.src='/images/mouse.png'" alt="Mouse" />
+      #   image_tag("icon")  # =>
+      #     <img src="/images/icon" alt="Icon" />
+      #   image_tag("icon.png")  # =>
+      #     <img src="/images/icon.png" alt="Icon" />
+      #   image_tag("icon.png", :size => "16x10", :alt => "Edit Entry")  # =>
+      #     <img src="/images/icon.png" width="16" height="10" alt="Edit Entry" />
+      #   image_tag("/icons/icon.gif", :size => "16x16")  # =>
+      #     <img src="/icons/icon.gif" width="16" height="16" alt="Icon" />
+      #   image_tag("/icons/icon.gif", :height => '32', :width => '32') # =>
+      #     <img alt="Icon" height="32" src="/icons/icon.gif" width="32" />
+      #   image_tag("/icons/icon.gif", :class => "menu_icon") # =>
+      #     <img alt="Icon" class="menu_icon" src="/icons/icon.gif" />
+      #   image_tag("mouse.png", :mouseover => "/images/mouse_over.png") # =>
+      #     <img src="/images/mouse.png" onmouseover="this.src='/images/mouse_over.png'" onmouseout="this.src='/images/mouse.png'" alt="Mouse" />
+      #   image_tag("mouse.png", :mouseover => image_path("mouse_over.png")) # =>
+      #     <img src="/images/mouse.png" onmouseover="this.src='/images/mouse_over.png'" onmouseout="this.src='/images/mouse.png'" alt="Mouse" />
       def image_tag(source, options={})
         options = options.symbolize_keys
 
@@ -426,24 +422,24 @@ module ActionView
       #   value is not in the correct format.
       #
       # ==== Examples
-      #  video_tag("trailer")  # =>
-      #    <video src="/videos/trailer" />
-      #  video_tag("trailer.ogg")  # =>
-      #    <video src="/videos/trailer.ogg" />
-      #  video_tag("trailer.ogg", :controls => true, :autobuffer => true)  # =>
-      #    <video autobuffer="autobuffer" controls="controls" src="/videos/trailer.ogg" />
-      #  video_tag("trailer.m4v", :size => "16x10", :poster => "screenshot.png")  # =>
-      #    <video src="/videos/trailer.m4v" width="16" height="10" poster="/images/screenshot.png" />
-      #  video_tag("/trailers/hd.avi", :size => "16x16")  # =>
-      #    <video src="/trailers/hd.avi" width="16" height="16" />
-      #  video_tag("/trailers/hd.avi", :height => '32', :width => '32') # =>
-      #    <video height="32" src="/trailers/hd.avi" width="32" />
-      #  video_tag("trailer.ogg", "trailer.flv") # =>
-      #    <video><source src="/videos/trailer.ogg" /><source src="/videos/trailer.flv" /></video>
-      #  video_tag(["trailer.ogg", "trailer.flv"]) # =>
-      #    <video><source src="/videos/trailer.ogg" /><source src="/videos/trailer.flv" /></video>
-      #  video_tag(["trailer.ogg", "trailer.flv"], :size => "160x120") # =>
-      #    <video height="120" width="160"><source src="/videos/trailer.ogg" /><source src="/videos/trailer.flv" /></video>
+      #   video_tag("trailer")  # =>
+      #     <video src="/videos/trailer" />
+      #   video_tag("trailer.ogg")  # =>
+      #     <video src="/videos/trailer.ogg" />
+      #   video_tag("trailer.ogg", :controls => true, :autobuffer => true)  # =>
+      #     <video autobuffer="autobuffer" controls="controls" src="/videos/trailer.ogg" />
+      #   video_tag("trailer.m4v", :size => "16x10", :poster => "screenshot.png")  # =>
+      #     <video src="/videos/trailer.m4v" width="16" height="10" poster="/images/screenshot.png" />
+      #   video_tag("/trailers/hd.avi", :size => "16x16")  # =>
+      #     <video src="/trailers/hd.avi" width="16" height="16" />
+      #   video_tag("/trailers/hd.avi", :height => '32', :width => '32') # =>
+      #     <video height="32" src="/trailers/hd.avi" width="32" />
+      #   video_tag("trailer.ogg", "trailer.flv") # =>
+      #     <video><source src="/videos/trailer.ogg" /><source src="/videos/trailer.flv" /></video>
+      #   video_tag(["trailer.ogg", "trailer.flv"]) # =>
+      #     <video><source src="/videos/trailer.ogg" /><source src="/videos/trailer.flv" /></video>
+      #   video_tag(["trailer.ogg", "trailer.flv"], :size => "160x120") # =>
+      #     <video height="120" width="160"><source src="/videos/trailer.ogg" /><source src="/videos/trailer.flv" /></video>
       def video_tag(*sources)
         multiple_sources_tag('video', sources) do |options|
           options[:poster] = path_to_image(options[:poster]) if options[:poster]
@@ -458,15 +454,14 @@ module ActionView
       # The +source+ can be full path or file that exists in
       # your public audios directory.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
-      #  audio_tag("sound")  # =>
-      #    <audio src="/audios/sound" />
-      #  audio_tag("sound.wav")  # =>
-      #    <audio src="/audios/sound.wav" />
-      #  audio_tag("sound.wav", :autoplay => true, :controls => true)  # =>
-      #    <audio autoplay="autoplay" controls="controls" src="/audios/sound.wav" />
-      #  audio_tag("sound.wav", "sound.mid")  # =>
-      #    <audio><source src="/audios/sound.wav" /><source src="/audios/sound.mid" /></audio>
+      #   audio_tag("sound")  # =>
+      #     <audio src="/audios/sound" />
+      #   audio_tag("sound.wav")  # =>
+      #     <audio src="/audios/sound.wav" />
+      #   audio_tag("sound.wav", :autoplay => true, :controls => true)  # =>
+      #     <audio autoplay="autoplay" controls="controls" src="/audios/sound.wav" />
+      #   audio_tag("sound.wav", "sound.mid")  # =>
+      #     <audio><source src="/audios/sound.wav" /><source src="/audios/sound.mid" /></audio>
       def audio_tag(*sources)
         multiple_sources_tag('audio', sources)
       end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/asset_tag_helpers/javascript_tag_helpers.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/asset_tag_helpers/javascript_tag_helpers.rb
index 7bff0c1149..4292d29f60 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/asset_tag_helpers/javascript_tag_helpers.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/asset_tag_helpers/javascript_tag_helpers.rb
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ module ActionView
         # Full paths from the document root will be passed through.
         # Used internally by javascript_include_tag to build the script path.
         #
-        # ==== Examples
         #   javascript_path "xmlhr"                              # => /javascripts/xmlhr.js
         #   javascript_path "dir/xmlhr.js"                       # => /javascripts/dir/xmlhr.js
         #   javascript_path "/dir/xmlhr"                         # => /dir/xmlhr.js
@@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ module ActionView
         # You can modify the HTML attributes of the script tag by passing a hash as the
         # last argument.
         #
-        # ==== Examples
         #   javascript_include_tag "xmlhr"
         #   # => <script src="/javascripts/xmlhr.js?1284139606"></script>
         #
@@ -160,8 +158,6 @@ module ActionView
         # <tt>config.perform_caching</tt> is set to true (which is the case by default for the Rails
         # production environment, but not for the development environment).
         #
-        # ==== Examples
-        #
         #   # assuming config.perform_caching is false
         #   javascript_include_tag :all, :cache => true
         #   # => <script src="/javascripts/jquery.js?1284139606"></script>
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/asset_tag_helpers/stylesheet_tag_helpers.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/asset_tag_helpers/stylesheet_tag_helpers.rb
index 4bcb8b9718..57b0627225 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/asset_tag_helpers/stylesheet_tag_helpers.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/asset_tag_helpers/stylesheet_tag_helpers.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ module ActionView
         # Full paths from the document root will be passed through.
         # Used internally by +stylesheet_link_tag+ to build the stylesheet path.
         # 
-        # ==== Examples
         #   stylesheet_path "style"                                  # => /stylesheets/style.css
         #   stylesheet_path "dir/style.css"                          # => /stylesheets/dir/style.css
         #   stylesheet_path "/dir/style.css"                         # => /dir/style.css
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ module ActionView
         # to "screen", so you must explicitely set it to "all" for the stylesheet(s) to
         # apply to all media types.
         #
-        # ==== Examples
         #   stylesheet_link_tag "style" # =>
         #     <link href="/stylesheets/style.css" media="screen" rel="stylesheet" />
         #
@@ -117,7 +115,6 @@ module ActionView
         # is set to true (which is the case by default for the Rails production environment, but not for the development
         # environment). Examples:
         #
-        # ==== Examples
         #   stylesheet_link_tag :all, :cache => true # when config.perform_caching is false =>
         #     <link href="/stylesheets/style1.css"  media="screen" rel="stylesheet" />
         #     <link href="/stylesheets/styleB.css"  media="screen" rel="stylesheet" />
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/cache_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/cache_helper.rb
index 850dd5f448..33799d7d71 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/cache_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/cache_helper.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ module ActionView
       #
       # See ActionController::Caching::Fragments for usage instructions.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       # If you want to cache a navigation menu, you can do following:
       #
       #   <% cache do %>
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/capture_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/capture_helper.rb
index d9d6f90211..397738dd98 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/capture_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/capture_helper.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ module ActionView
       # The capture method allows you to extract part of a template into a
       # variable. You can then use this variable anywhere in your templates or layout.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       # The capture method can be used in ERB templates...
       #
       #   <% @greeting = capture do %>
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/date_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/date_helper.rb
index f0a593d2c1..659aacf6d7 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/date_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/date_helper.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ module ActionView
       #   distance_of_time_in_words(from_time, to_time, :include_seconds => true)                     # => about 6 years
       #   distance_of_time_in_words(to_time, from_time, :include_seconds => true)                     # => about 6 years
       #   distance_of_time_in_words(Time.now, Time.now)                                               # => less than a minute
-      #
       def distance_of_time_in_words(from_time, to_time = 0, include_seconds_or_options = {}, options = {})
         if include_seconds_or_options.is_a?(Hash)
           options = include_seconds_or_options
@@ -140,7 +139,6 @@ module ActionView
 
       # Like <tt>distance_of_time_in_words</tt>, but where <tt>to_time</tt> is fixed to <tt>Time.now</tt>.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   time_ago_in_words(3.minutes.from_now)                 # => 3 minutes
       #   time_ago_in_words(Time.now - 15.hours)                # => about 15 hours
       #   time_ago_in_words(Time.now)                           # => less than a minute
@@ -148,7 +146,6 @@ module ActionView
       #
       #   from_time = Time.now - 3.days - 14.minutes - 25.seconds
       #   time_ago_in_words(from_time)      # => 3 days
-      #
       def time_ago_in_words(from_time, include_seconds_or_options = {})
         distance_of_time_in_words(from_time, Time.now, include_seconds_or_options)
       end
@@ -197,7 +194,6 @@ module ActionView
       #
       # NOTE: Discarded selects will default to 1. So if no month select is available, January will be assumed.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   # Generates a date select that when POSTed is stored in the article variable, in the written_on attribute.
       #   date_select("article", "written_on")
       #
@@ -253,7 +249,6 @@ module ActionView
       #
       # If anything is passed in the html_options hash it will be applied to every select tag in the set.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   # Creates a time select tag that, when POSTed, will be stored in the article variable in the sunrise attribute.
       #   time_select("article", "sunrise")
       #
@@ -286,7 +281,6 @@ module ActionView
       #
       # If anything is passed in the html_options hash it will be applied to every select tag in the set.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   # Generates a datetime select that, when POSTed, will be stored in the article variable in the written_on
       #   # attribute.
       #   datetime_select("article", "written_on")
@@ -325,7 +319,6 @@ module ActionView
       #
       # If anything is passed in the html_options hash it will be applied to every select tag in the set.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   my_date_time = Time.now + 4.days
       #
       #   # Generates a datetime select that defaults to the datetime in my_date_time (four days after today).
@@ -362,7 +355,6 @@ module ActionView
       #   select_datetime(my_date_time, :prompt => {:day => 'Choose day', :month => 'Choose month', :year => 'Choose year'})
       #   select_datetime(my_date_time, :prompt => {:hour => true}) # generic prompt for hours
       #   select_datetime(my_date_time, :prompt => true) # generic prompts for all
-      #
       def select_datetime(datetime = Time.current, options = {}, html_options = {})
         DateTimeSelector.new(datetime, options, html_options).select_datetime
       end
@@ -374,7 +366,6 @@ module ActionView
       #
       # If anything is passed in the html_options hash it will be applied to every select tag in the set.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   my_date = Time.now + 6.days
       #
       #   # Generates a date select that defaults to the date in my_date (six days after today).
@@ -403,7 +394,6 @@ module ActionView
       #   select_date(my_date, :prompt => {:day => 'Choose day', :month => 'Choose month', :year => 'Choose year'})
       #   select_date(my_date, :prompt => {:hour => true}) # generic prompt for hours
       #   select_date(my_date, :prompt => true) # generic prompts for all
-      #
       def select_date(date = Date.current, options = {}, html_options = {})
         DateTimeSelector.new(date, options, html_options).select_date
       end
@@ -414,7 +404,6 @@ module ActionView
       #
       # If anything is passed in the html_options hash it will be applied to every select tag in the set.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   my_time = Time.now + 5.days + 7.hours + 3.minutes + 14.seconds
       #
       #   # Generates a time select that defaults to the time in my_time.
@@ -442,7 +431,6 @@ module ActionView
       #   select_time(my_time, :prompt => {:day => 'Choose day', :month => 'Choose month', :year => 'Choose year'})
       #   select_time(my_time, :prompt => {:hour => true}) # generic prompt for hours
       #   select_time(my_time, :prompt => true) # generic prompts for all
-      #
       def select_time(datetime = Time.current, options = {}, html_options = {})
         DateTimeSelector.new(datetime, options, html_options).select_time
       end
@@ -451,7 +439,6 @@ module ActionView
       # The <tt>datetime</tt> can be either a +Time+ or +DateTime+ object or an integer.
       # Override the field name using the <tt>:field_name</tt> option, 'second' by default.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   my_time = Time.now + 16.minutes
       #
       #   # Generates a select field for seconds that defaults to the seconds for the time in my_time.
@@ -467,7 +454,6 @@ module ActionView
       #   # Generates a select field for seconds with a custom prompt. Use <tt>:prompt => true</tt> for a
       #   # generic prompt.
       #   select_second(14, :prompt => 'Choose seconds')
-      #
       def select_second(datetime, options = {}, html_options = {})
         DateTimeSelector.new(datetime, options, html_options).select_second
       end
@@ -477,7 +463,6 @@ module ActionView
       # selected. The <tt>datetime</tt> can be either a +Time+ or +DateTime+ object or an integer.
       # Override the field name using the <tt>:field_name</tt> option, 'minute' by default.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   my_time = Time.now + 6.hours
       #
       #   # Generates a select field for minutes that defaults to the minutes for the time in my_time.
@@ -493,7 +478,6 @@ module ActionView
       #   # Generates a select field for minutes with a custom prompt. Use <tt>:prompt => true</tt> for a
       #   # generic prompt.
       #   select_minute(14, :prompt => 'Choose minutes')
-      #
       def select_minute(datetime, options = {}, html_options = {})
         DateTimeSelector.new(datetime, options, html_options).select_minute
       end
@@ -502,7 +486,6 @@ module ActionView
       # The <tt>datetime</tt> can be either a +Time+ or +DateTime+ object or an integer.
       # Override the field name using the <tt>:field_name</tt> option, 'hour' by default.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   my_time = Time.now + 6.hours
       #
       #   # Generates a select field for hours that defaults to the hour for the time in my_time.
@@ -521,7 +504,6 @@ module ActionView
       #
       #   # Generate a select field for hours in the AM/PM format
       #   select_hour(my_time, :ampm => true)
-      #
       def select_hour(datetime, options = {}, html_options = {})
         DateTimeSelector.new(datetime, options, html_options).select_hour
       end
@@ -531,7 +513,6 @@ module ActionView
       # If you want to display days with a leading zero set the <tt>:use_two_digit_numbers</tt> key in +options+ to true.
       # Override the field name using the <tt>:field_name</tt> option, 'day' by default.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   my_date = Time.now + 2.days
       #
       #   # Generates a select field for days that defaults to the day for the date in my_date.
@@ -550,7 +531,6 @@ module ActionView
       #   # Generates a select field for days with a custom prompt. Use <tt>:prompt => true</tt> for a
       #   # generic prompt.
       #   select_day(5, :prompt => 'Choose day')
-      #
       def select_day(date, options = {}, html_options = {})
         DateTimeSelector.new(date, options, html_options).select_day
       end
@@ -565,7 +545,6 @@ module ActionView
       # If you want to display months with a leading zero set the <tt>:use_two_digit_numbers</tt> key in +options+ to true.
       # Override the field name using the <tt>:field_name</tt> option, 'month' by default.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   # Generates a select field for months that defaults to the current month that
       #   # will use keys like "January", "March".
       #   select_month(Date.today)
@@ -597,7 +576,6 @@ module ActionView
       #   # Generates a select field for months with a custom prompt. Use <tt>:prompt => true</tt> for a
       #   # generic prompt.
       #   select_month(14, :prompt => 'Choose month')
-      #
       def select_month(date, options = {}, html_options = {})
         DateTimeSelector.new(date, options, html_options).select_month
       end
@@ -608,7 +586,6 @@ module ActionView
       # greater than <tt>:end_year</tt>. The <tt>date</tt> can also be substituted for a year given as a number.
       # Override the field name using the <tt>:field_name</tt> option, 'year' by default.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   # Generates a select field for years that defaults to the current year that
       #   # has ascending year values.
       #   select_year(Date.today, :start_year => 1992, :end_year => 2007)
@@ -628,14 +605,12 @@ module ActionView
       #   # Generates a select field for years with a custom prompt. Use <tt>:prompt => true</tt> for a
       #   # generic prompt.
       #   select_year(14, :prompt => 'Choose year')
-      #
       def select_year(date, options = {}, html_options = {})
         DateTimeSelector.new(date, options, html_options).select_year
       end
 
       # Returns an html time tag for the given date or time.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   time_tag Date.today  # =>
       #     <time datetime="2010-11-04">November 04, 2010</time>
       #   time_tag Time.now  # =>
@@ -649,7 +624,6 @@ module ActionView
       #     <span>Right now</span>
       #   <% end %>
       #   # => <time datetime="2010-11-04T17:55:45+01:00"><span>Right now</span></time>
-      #
       def time_tag(date_or_time, *args, &block)
         options  = args.extract_options!
         format   = options.delete(:format) || :long
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/debug_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/debug_helper.rb
index c0cc7d347c..878a8734a4 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/debug_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/debug_helper.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ module ActionView
       # If the object cannot be converted to YAML using +to_yaml+, +inspect+ will be called instead.
       # Useful for inspecting an object at the time of rendering.
       #
-      # ==== Example
-      #
       #   @user = User.new({ :username => 'testing', :password => 'xyz', :age => 42}) %>
       #   debug(@user)
       #   # =>
@@ -25,7 +23,6 @@ module ActionView
       #
       #   new_record: true
       #   </pre>
-
       def debug(object)
         begin
           Marshal::dump(object)
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb
index 0fbd6ac41b..cc1f133196 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb
@@ -900,7 +900,6 @@ module ActionView
       # In that case it is preferable to either use +check_box_tag+ or to use
       # hashes instead of arrays.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   # Let's say that @post.validated? is 1:
       #   check_box("post", "validated")
       #   # => <input name="post[validated]" type="hidden" value="0" />
@@ -926,7 +925,6 @@ module ActionView
       # To force the radio button to be checked pass <tt>:checked => true</tt> in the
       # +options+ hash. You may pass HTML options there as well.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   # Let's say that @post.category returns "rails":
       #   radio_button("post", "category", "rails")
       #   radio_button("post", "category", "java")
@@ -945,8 +943,6 @@ module ActionView
       # assigned to the template (identified by +object_name+). Inputs of type "search" may be styled differently by
       # some browsers.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
-      #
       #   search_field(:user, :name)
       #   # => <input id="user_name" name="user[name]" type="search" />
       #   search_field(:user, :name, :autosave => false)
@@ -962,7 +958,6 @@ module ActionView
       #   # => <input autosave="false" id="user_name" incremental="true" name="user[name]" onsearch="true" type="search" />
       #   search_field(:user, :name, :autosave => true, :onsearch => true)
       #   # => <input autosave="com.example.www" id="user_name" incremental="true" name="user[name]" onsearch="true" results="10" type="search" />
-      #
       def search_field(object_name, method, options = {})
         Tags::SearchField.new(object_name, method, self, options).render
       end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_options_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_options_helper.rb
index cafcd93f58..7e33ca2fac 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_options_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_options_helper.rb
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ module ActionView
       # Finally, this method supports a <tt>:default</tt> option, which selects
       # a default ActiveSupport::TimeZone if the object's time zone is +nil+.
       #
-      # Examples:
       #   time_zone_select( "user", "time_zone", nil, :include_blank => true)
       #
       #   time_zone_select( "user", "time_zone", nil, :default => "Pacific Time (US & Canada)" )
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/sanitize_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/sanitize_helper.rb
index 7768c8c151..a727b910e5 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/sanitize_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/sanitize_helper.rb
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ module ActionView
       # html-scanner tokenizer and so its HTML parsing ability is limited by
       # that of html-scanner.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
-      #
       #   strip_tags("Strip <i>these</i> tags!")
       #   # => Strip these tags!
       #
@@ -85,7 +83,6 @@ module ActionView
 
       # Strips all link tags from +text+ leaving just the link text.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   strip_links('<a href="http://www.rubyonrails.org">Ruby on Rails</a>')
       #   # => Ruby on Rails
       #
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tag_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tag_helper.rb
index f7afa48256..d5cd60e8a1 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tag_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tag_helper.rb
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ module ActionView
       # otherwise be recognized as markup. CDATA sections begin with the string
       # <tt><![CDATA[</tt> and end with (and may not contain) the string <tt>]]></tt>.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   cdata_section("<hello world>")
       #   # => <![CDATA[<hello world>]]>
       #
@@ -119,7 +118,6 @@ module ActionView
 
       # Returns an escaped version of +html+ without affecting existing escaped entities.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   escape_once("1 < 2 &amp; 3")
       #   # => "1 &lt; 2 &amp; 3"
       #
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb
index 698f4434ba..074cbb202d 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ module ActionView
       # do not operate as expected in an eRuby code block. If you absolutely must
       # output text within a non-output code block (i.e., <% %>), you can use the concat method.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   <%
       #       concat "hello"
       #       # is the equivalent of <%= "hello" %>
@@ -67,8 +66,6 @@ module ActionView
       # used in views, unless wrapped by <tt>raw()</tt>. Care should be taken if +text+ contains HTML tags
       # or entities, because truncation may produce invalid HTML (such as unbalanced or incomplete tags).
       #
-      # ==== Examples
-      #
       #   truncate("Once upon a time in a world far far away")
       #   # => "Once upon a time in a world..."
       #
@@ -93,7 +90,6 @@ module ActionView
       # as a single-quoted string with <tt>\1</tt> where the phrase is to be inserted (defaults to
       # '<mark>\1</mark>')
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   highlight('You searched for: rails', 'rails')
       #   # => You searched for: <mark>rails</mark>
       #
@@ -133,7 +129,6 @@ module ActionView
       # then the <tt>:omission</tt> option (which defaults to "...") will be prepended/appended accordingly. The resulting string
       # will be stripped in any case. If the +phrase+ isn't found, nil is returned.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   excerpt('This is an example', 'an', :radius => 5)
       #   # => ...s is an exam...
       #
@@ -181,7 +176,6 @@ module ActionView
       # +plural+ is supplied, it will use that when count is > 1, otherwise
       # it will use the Inflector to determine the plural form
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   pluralize(1, 'person')
       #   # => 1 person
       #
@@ -201,8 +195,6 @@ module ActionView
       # breaks on the first whitespace character that does not exceed +line_width+
       # (which is 80 by default).
       #
-      # ==== Examples
-      #
       #   word_wrap('Once upon a time')
       #   # => Once upon a time
       #
@@ -280,7 +272,6 @@ module ActionView
       # and passing the name of the cycle. The current cycle string can be obtained
       # anytime using the current_cycle method.
       #
-      # ==== Examples
       #   # Alternate CSS classes for even and odd numbers...
       #   @items = [1,2,3,4]
       #   <table>
@@ -326,7 +317,6 @@ module ActionView
       # for complex table highlighting or any other design need which requires
       # the current cycle string in more than one place.
       #
-      # ==== Example
       #   # Alternate background colors
       #   @items = [1,2,3,4]
       #   <% @items.each do |item| %>
@@ -342,7 +332,6 @@ module ActionView
       # Resets a cycle so that it starts from the first element the next time
       # it is called. Pass in +name+ to reset a named cycle.
       #
-      # ==== Example
       #   # Alternate CSS classes for even and odd numbers...
       #   @items = [[1,2,3,4], [5,6,3], [3,4,5,6,7,4]]
       #   <table>