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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb
index 511858dd9b..0d3752d875 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb
@@ -234,16 +234,21 @@ module ActionView #:nodoc:
@view_paths = self.class.process_view_paths(paths)
end
- # Renders the template present at <tt>template_path</tt> (relative to the view_paths array).
- # The hash in <tt>local_assigns</tt> is made available as local variables.
+ # Returns the result of a render that's dictated by the options hash. The primary options are:
+ #
+ # * <tt>:partial</tt> - See ActionView::Partials.
+ # * <tt>:update</tt> - Calls update_page with the block given.
+ # * <tt>:file</tt> - Renders an explicit template file (this used to be the old default), add :locals to pass in those.
+ # * <tt>:inline</tt> - Renders an inline template similar to how it's done in the controller.
+ # * <tt>:text</tt> - Renders the text passed in out.
+ #
+ # If no options hash is passed or :update specified, the default is to render a partial and use the second parameter
+ # as the locals hash.
def render(options = {}, local_assigns = {}, &block) #:nodoc:
local_assigns ||= {}
- if options.is_a?(String)
- render(:file => options, :locals => local_assigns)
- elsif options == :update
- update_page(&block)
- elsif options.is_a?(Hash)
+ case options
+ when Hash
options = options.reverse_merge(:locals => {})
if options[:layout]
_render_with_layout(options, local_assigns, &block)
@@ -256,6 +261,10 @@ module ActionView #:nodoc:
elsif options[:text]
options[:text]
end
+ when :update
+ update_page(&block)
+ else
+ render_partial(:partial => options, :locals => local_assigns)
end
end