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authorPratik Naik <pratiknaik@gmail.com>2009-07-25 16:03:58 +0100
committerPratik Naik <pratiknaik@gmail.com>2009-07-25 16:03:58 +0100
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diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/url_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/url_helper.rb
index de864f453c..c5a6d1f084 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/url_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/url_helper.rb
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ module ActionView
# Returns the URL for the set of +options+ provided. This takes the
# same options as +url_for+ in Action Controller (see the
- # documentation for ActionController::Base#url_for). Note that by default
- # <tt>:only_path</tt> is <tt>true</tt> so you'll get the relative /controller/action
- # instead of the fully qualified URL like http://example.com/controller/action.
+ # documentation for <tt>ActionController::Base#url_for</tt>). Note that by default
+ # <tt>:only_path</tt> is <tt>true</tt> so you'll get the relative "/controller/action"
+ # instead of the fully qualified URL like "http://example.com/controller/action".
#
- # When called from a view, url_for returns an HTML escaped url. If you
+ # When called from a view, +url_for+ returns an HTML escaped url. If you
# need an unescaped url, pass <tt>:escape => false</tt> in the +options+.
#
# ==== Options
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ module ActionView
#
# If you instead of a hash pass a record (like an Active Record or Active Resource) as the options parameter,
# you'll trigger the named route for that record. The lookup will happen on the name of the class. So passing
- # a Workshop object will attempt to use the workshop_path route. If you have a nested route, such as
- # admin_workshop_path you'll have to call that explicitly (it's impossible for url_for to guess that route).
+ # a Workshop object will attempt to use the +workshop_path+ route. If you have a nested route, such as
+ # +admin_workshop_path+ you'll have to call that explicitly (it's impossible for +url_for+ to guess that route).
#
# ==== Examples
# <%= url_for(:action => 'index') %>
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ module ActionView
# Creates a link tag of the given +name+ using a URL created by the set
# of +options+. See the valid options in the documentation for
- # url_for. It's also possible to pass a string instead
+ # +url_for+. It's also possible to pass a string instead
# of an options hash to get a link tag that uses the value of the string as the
# href for the link, or use <tt>:back</tt> to link to the referrer - a JavaScript back
- # link will be used in place of a referrer if none exists. If nil is passed as
+ # link will be used in place of a referrer if none exists. If +nil+ is passed as
# a name, the link itself will become the name.
#
# ==== Signatures
@@ -117,27 +117,22 @@ module ActionView
# * <tt>:popup => true || array of window options</tt> - This will force the
# link to open in a popup window. By passing true, a default browser window
# will be opened with the URL. You can also specify an array of options
- # that are passed-thru to JavaScripts window.open method.
+ # that are passed to the <tt>window.open</tt> JavaScript call.
# * <tt>:method => symbol of HTTP verb</tt> - This modifier will dynamically
# create an HTML form and immediately submit the form for processing using
# the HTTP verb specified. Useful for having links perform a POST operation
# in dangerous actions like deleting a record (which search bots can follow
# while spidering your site). Supported verbs are <tt>:post</tt>, <tt>:delete</tt> and <tt>:put</tt>.
# Note that if the user has JavaScript disabled, the request will fall back
- # to using GET. If you are relying on the POST behavior, you should check
- # for it in your controller's action by using the request object's methods
- # for <tt>post?</tt>, <tt>delete?</tt> or <tt>put?</tt>.
+ # to using GET. If <tt>:href => '#'</tt> is used and the user has JavaScript
+ # disabled clicking the link will have no effect. If you are relying on the
+ # POST behavior, you should check for it in your controller's action by using
+ # the request object's methods for <tt>post?</tt>, <tt>delete?</tt> or <tt>put?</tt>.
# * The +html_options+ will accept a hash of html attributes for the link tag.
#
- # Note that if the user has JavaScript disabled, the request will fall back
- # to using GET. If <tt>:href => '#'</tt> is used and the user has JavaScript disabled
- # clicking the link will have no effect. If you are relying on the POST
- # behavior, your should check for it in your controller's action by using the
- # request object's methods for <tt>post?</tt>, <tt>delete?</tt> or <tt>put?</tt>.
- #
# You can mix and match the +html_options+ with the exception of
- # <tt>:popup</tt> and <tt>:method</tt> which will raise an ActionView::ActionViewError
- # exception.
+ # <tt>:popup</tt> and <tt>:method</tt> which will raise an
+ # <tt>ActionView::ActionViewError</tt> exception.
#
# ==== Examples
# Because it relies on +url_for+, +link_to+ supports both older-style controller/action/id arguments
@@ -170,9 +165,11 @@ module ActionView
# You can use a block as well if your link target is hard to fit into the name parameter. ERb example:
#
# <% link_to(@profile) do %>
- # <strong><%= @profile.name %></strong> -- <span>Check it out!!</span>
+ # <strong><%= @profile.name %></strong> -- <span>Check it out!</span>
# <% end %>
- # # => <a href="/profiles/1"><strong>David</strong> -- <span>Check it out!!</span></a>
+ # # => <a href="/profiles/1">
+ # <strong>David</strong> -- <span>Check it out!</span>
+ # </a>
#
# Classes and ids for CSS are easy to produce:
#
@@ -215,7 +212,9 @@ module ActionView
# # => <a href="/images/9" onclick="if (confirm('Are you sure?')) { var f = document.createElement('form');
# f.style.display = 'none'; this.parentNode.appendChild(f); f.method = 'POST'; f.action = this.href;
# var m = document.createElement('input'); m.setAttribute('type', 'hidden'); m.setAttribute('name', '_method');
- # m.setAttribute('value', 'delete'); f.appendChild(m);f.submit(); };return false;">Delete Image</a>
+ # m.setAttribute('value', 'delete');var s = document.createElement('input'); s.setAttribute('type', 'hidden');
+ # s.setAttribute('name', 'authenticity_token'); s.setAttribute('value', 'Q/ttlxPYZ6R77B+vZ1sBkhj21G2isO9dpE6UtOHBApg=');
+ # f.appendChild(s)f.appendChild(m);f.submit(); };return false;">Delete Image</a>
def link_to(*args, &block)
if block_given?
options = args.first || {}
@@ -246,21 +245,21 @@ module ActionView
# by the set of +options+. This is the safest method to ensure links that
# cause changes to your data are not triggered by search bots or accelerators.
# If the HTML button does not work with your layout, you can also consider
- # using the link_to method with the <tt>:method</tt> modifier as described in
- # the link_to documentation.
+ # using the +link_to+ method with the <tt>:method</tt> modifier as described in
+ # the +link_to+ documentation.
#
- # The generated FORM element has a class name of <tt>button-to</tt>
+ # The generated form element has a class name of <tt>button-to</tt>
# to allow styling of the form itself and its children. You can control
# the form submission and input element behavior using +html_options+.
# This method accepts the <tt>:method</tt> and <tt>:confirm</tt> modifiers
- # described in the link_to documentation. If no <tt>:method</tt> modifier
+ # described in the +link_to+ documentation. If no <tt>:method</tt> modifier
# is given, it will default to performing a POST operation. You can also
# disable the button by passing <tt>:disabled => true</tt> in +html_options+.
# If you are using RESTful routes, you can pass the <tt>:method</tt>
# to change the HTTP verb used to submit the form.
#
# ==== Options
- # The +options+ hash accepts the same options at url_for.
+ # The +options+ hash accepts the same options as url_for.
#
# There are a few special +html_options+:
# * <tt>:method</tt> - Specifies the anchor name to be appended to the path.
@@ -317,7 +316,7 @@ module ActionView
# Creates a link tag of the given +name+ using a URL created by the set of
# +options+ unless the current request URI is the same as the links, in
# which case only the name is returned (or the given block is yielded, if
- # one exists). You can give link_to_unless_current a block which will
+ # one exists). You can give +link_to_unless_current+ a block which will
# specialize the default behavior (e.g., show a "Start Here" link rather
# than the link's text).
#
@@ -343,7 +342,7 @@ module ActionView
# <li><a href="/controller/about">About Us</a></li>
# </ul>
#
- # The implicit block given to link_to_unless_current is evaluated if the current
+ # The implicit block given to +link_to_unless_current+ is evaluated if the current
# action is the action given. So, if we had a comments page and wanted to render a
# "Go Back" link instead of a link to the comments page, we could do something like this...
#
@@ -360,7 +359,7 @@ module ActionView
# +options+ unless +condition+ is true, in which case only the name is
# returned. To specialize the default behavior (i.e., show a login link rather
# than just the plaintext link text), you can pass a block that
- # accepts the name or the full argument list for link_to_unless.
+ # accepts the name or the full argument list for +link_to_unless+.
#
# ==== Examples
# <%= link_to_unless(@current_user.nil?, "Reply", { :action => "reply" }) %>
@@ -391,8 +390,8 @@ module ActionView
# Creates a link tag of the given +name+ using a URL created by the set of
# +options+ if +condition+ is true, in which case only the name is
# returned. To specialize the default behavior, you can pass a block that
- # accepts the name or the full argument list for link_to_unless (see the examples
- # in link_to_unless).
+ # accepts the name or the full argument list for +link_to_unless+ (see the examples
+ # in +link_to_unless+).
#
# ==== Examples
# <%= link_to_if(@current_user.nil?, "Login", { :controller => "sessions", :action => "new" }) %>
@@ -416,27 +415,27 @@ module ActionView
# also used as the name of the link unless +name+ is specified. Additional
# HTML attributes for the link can be passed in +html_options+.
#
- # mail_to has several methods for hindering email harvesters and customizing
+ # +mail_to+ has several methods for hindering email harvesters and customizing
# the email itself by passing special keys to +html_options+.
#
# ==== Options
- # * <tt>:encode</tt> - This key will accept the strings "javascript" or "hex".
- # Passing "javascript" will dynamically create and encode the mailto: link then
+ # * <tt>:encode</tt> - This key will accept the strings "javascript" or "hex".
+ # Passing "javascript" will dynamically create and encode the mailto link then
# eval it into the DOM of the page. This method will not show the link on
# the page if the user has JavaScript disabled. Passing "hex" will hex
- # encode the +email_address+ before outputting the mailto: link.
- # * <tt>:replace_at</tt> - When the link +name+ isn't provided, the
+ # encode the +email_address+ before outputting the mailto link.
+ # * <tt>:replace_at</tt> - When the link +name+ isn't provided, the
# +email_address+ is used for the link label. You can use this option to
# obfuscate the +email_address+ by substituting the @ sign with the string
# given as the value.
- # * <tt>:replace_dot</tt> - When the link +name+ isn't provided, the
+ # * <tt>:replace_dot</tt> - When the link +name+ isn't provided, the
# +email_address+ is used for the link label. You can use this option to
# obfuscate the +email_address+ by substituting the . in the email with the
# string given as the value.
- # * <tt>:subject</tt> - Preset the subject line of the email.
+ # * <tt>:subject</tt> - Preset the subject line of the email.
# * <tt>:body</tt> - Preset the body of the email.
- # * <tt>:cc</tt> - Carbon Copy addition recipients on the email.
- # * <tt>:bcc</tt> - Blind Carbon Copy additional recipients on the email.
+ # * <tt>:cc</tt> - Carbon Copy addition recipients on the email.
+ # * <tt>:bcc</tt> - Blind Carbon Copy additional recipients on the email.
#
# ==== Examples
# mail_to "me@domain.com"
@@ -607,23 +606,23 @@ module ActionView
submit_function << "f.submit();"
end
- # Processes the _html_options_ hash, converting the boolean
+ # Processes the +html_options+ hash, converting the boolean
# attributes from true/false form into the form required by
# HTML/XHTML. (An attribute is considered to be boolean if
- # its name is listed in the given _bool_attrs_ array.)
+ # its name is listed in the given +bool_attrs+ array.)
#
- # More specifically, for each boolean attribute in _html_options_
+ # More specifically, for each boolean attribute in +html_options+
# given as:
#
- # "attr" => bool_value
+ # "attr" => bool_value
#
- # if the associated _bool_value_ evaluates to true, it is
+ # if the associated +bool_value+ evaluates to true, it is
# replaced with the attribute's name; otherwise the attribute is
- # removed from the _html_options_ hash. (See the XHTML 1.0 spec,
+ # removed from the +html_options+ hash. (See the XHTML 1.0 spec,
# section 4.5 "Attribute Minimization" for more:
# http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/#h-4.5)
#
- # Returns the updated _html_options_ hash, which is also modified
+ # Returns the updated +html_options+ hash, which is also modified
# in place.
#
# Example: