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diff --git a/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/translation.rb b/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/translation.rb
index b6c484d188..db48022b9f 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/translation.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/translation.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
module AbstractController
module Translation
+ # Delegates to <tt>I18n.translate</tt>. Also aliased as <tt>t</tt>.
+ #
+ # When the given key starts with a period, it will be scoped by the current
+ # controller and action. So if you call <tt>translate(".foo")</tt> from
+ # <tt>PeopleController#index</tt>, it will convert the call to
+ # <tt>I18n.translate("people.index.foo")</tt>. This makes it less repetitive
+ # to translate many keys within the same controller / action and gives you a
+ # simple framework for scoping them consistently.
def translate(*args)
key = args.first
if key.is_a?(String) && (key[0] == '.')
@@ -11,6 +19,7 @@ module AbstractController
end
alias :t :translate
+ # Delegates to <tt>I18n.localize</tt>. Also aliased as <tt>l</tt>.
def localize(*args)
I18n.localize(*args)
end