Deprecate `button_to_function` and `link_to_function` helpers.

We recommend the use of Unobtrusive JavaScript instead. For example:

  link_to "Greeting", "#", :class => "nav_link"

  $(function() {
    $('.nav_link').click(function() {
      // Some complex code

      return false;
    });
  });

or

  link_to "Greeting", '#', onclick: "alert('Hello world!'); return false", class: "nav_link"

for simple cases.

This reverts commit 3acdd652e9fe99481c879c84c5807a84eb9ad724.

1 files changed, 22 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md b/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
index 236768227c..7a9c2a3fa9 100644
--- a/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
 ## Rails 4.0.0 (unreleased) ##
 
+*   Deprecate `button_to_function` and `link_to_function` helpers.
+
+    We recommend the use of Unobtrusive JavaScript instead. For example:
+
+      link_to "Greeting", "#", :class => "nav_link"
+
+      $(function() {
+        $('.nav_link').click(function() {
+          // Some complex code
+
+          return false;
+        });
+      });
+
+    or
+
+      link_to "Greeting", '#', onclick: "alert('Hello world!'); return false", class: "nav_link"
+
+    for simple cases.
+
+    *Rafael Mendonça França*
+
 *   `javascript_include_tag :all` will now not include `application.js` if the file does not exists. *Prem Sichanugrist*
 
 *   Send an empty response body when call `head` with status between 100 and 199, 204, 205 or 304.
@@ -146,8 +168,6 @@
 *   Replace `include_seconds` boolean argument with `:include_seconds => true` option
     in `distance_of_time_in_words` and `time_ago_in_words` signature. *Dmitriy Kiriyenko*
 
-*   Remove `button_to_function` and `link_to_function` helpers. *Rafael Mendonça França*
-
 *   Make current object and counter (when it applies) variables accessible when
     rendering templates with :object / :collection. *Carlos Antonio da Silva*