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authorDavid Heinemeier Hansson <david@loudthinking.com>2005-09-03 07:43:15 +0000
committerDavid Heinemeier Hansson <david@loudthinking.com>2005-09-03 07:43:15 +0000
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Added note about how pre-packaged error functionality can be easier to recreate yourself than attempt to overly tailor #1489
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+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/active_record_helper.rb
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ module ActionView
# * <tt>header_tag</tt> - Used for the header of the error div (default: h2)
# * <tt>id</tt> - The id of the error div (default: errorExplanation)
# * <tt>class</tt> - The class of the error div (default: errorExplanation)
+ #
+ # NOTE: This is a pre-packaged presentation of the errors with embedded strings and a certain HTML structure. If what
+ # you need is significantly different from the default presentation, it makes plenty of sense to access the object.errors
+ # instance yourself and set it up. View the source of this method to see how easy it is.
def error_messages_for(object_name, options = {})
options = options.symbolize_keys
object = instance_variable_get("@#{object_name}")