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-rw-r--r--actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb37
1 files changed, 31 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb
index c01367c51f..e4d6b65d9a 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ module ActionController
end
end
- # == Action Controller Parameters
+ # == Action Controller \Parameters
#
# Allows to choose which attributes should be whitelisted for mass updating
# and thus prevent accidentally exposing that which shouldn’t be exposed.
# Provides two methods for this purpose: #require and #permit. The former is
# used to mark parameters as required. The latter is used to set the parameter
- # as permitted and limit which attributes should be allowed for mass updating.
+ # as permitted and limit which attributes should be allowed for mass updating.
#
# params = ActionController::Parameters.new({
# person: {
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ module ActionController
#
# params = ActionController::Parameters.new(name: 'Francesco')
# params.permitted? # => false
- # Person.new(params) # => ActiveModel::ForbiddenAttributesError
+ # Person.new(params) # => ActiveModel::ForbiddenAttributesError
#
# ActionController::Parameters.permit_all_parameters = true
#
# params = ActionController::Parameters.new(name: 'Francesco')
- # params.permitted? # => true
+ # params.permitted? # => true
# Person.new(params) # => #<Person id: nil, name: "Francesco">
def initialize(attributes = nil)
super(attributes)
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ module ActionController
alias :required :require
# Returns a new <tt>ActionController::Parameters</tt> instance that
- # includes only the given +filters+ and sets the +permitted+ for the
- # object to +true+. This is useful for limiting which attributes
+ # includes only the given +filters+ and sets the +permitted+ attribute
+ # for the object to +true+. This is useful for limiting which attributes
# should be allowed for mass updating.
#
# params = ActionController::Parameters.new(user: { name: 'Francesco', age: 22, role: 'admin' })
@@ -315,6 +315,31 @@ module ActionController
# end
# end
#
+ # In order to use <tt>accepts_nested_attribute_for</tt> with Strong \Parameters, you
+ # will need to specify which nested attributes should be whitelisted.
+ #
+ # class Person
+ # has_many :pets
+ # accepts_nested_attributes_for :pets
+ # end
+ #
+ # class PeopleController < ActionController::Base
+ # def create
+ # Person.create(person_params)
+ # end
+ #
+ # ...
+ #
+ # private
+ #
+ # def person_params
+ # # It's mandatory to specify the nested attributes that should be whitelisted.
+ # # If you use `permit` with just the key that points to the nested attributes hash,
+ # # it will return an empty hash.
+ # params.require(:person).permit(:name, :age, pets_attributes: { :name, :category })
+ # end
+ # end
+ #
# See ActionController::Parameters.require and ActionController::Parameters.permit
# for more information.
module StrongParameters