1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/translation.rb b/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/translation.rb
index b6c484d188..02028d8e05 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/translation.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/translation.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
 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] == '.')
-        key = "#{ controller_path.gsub('/', '.') }.#{ action_name }#{ key }"
+        key = "#{ controller_path.tr('/', '.') }.#{ action_name }#{ key }"
         args[0] = key
       end
 
@@ -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