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| -rw-r--r-- | actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/redirecting.rb | 10 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/redirecting.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/redirecting.rb index aeecb48f85..513f0bc7e1 100644 --- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/redirecting.rb +++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/redirecting.rb @@ -68,8 +68,14 @@ module ActionController self.response_body = "<html><body>You are being <a href=\"#{ERB::Util.unwrapped_html_escape(location)}\">redirected</a>.</body></html>" end - # Redirects the browser to the page that issued the request if possible, - # otherwise redirects to provided default fallback location. + # Redirects the browser to the page that issued the request (the referrer) + # if possible, otherwise redirects to the provided default fallback + # location. + # + # The referrer information is pulled from the HTTP `Referer` (sic) header on + # the request. This is an optional header and its presence on the request is + # subject to browser security settings and user preferences. If the request + # is missing this header, the <tt>fallback_location</tt> will be used. # # redirect_back fallback_location: { action: "show", id: 5 } # redirect_back fallback_location: post |