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diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb
index 48abf119f1..9025d9e24c 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ module ActionView
#
# is equivalent to something like:
#
- # <%= form_for @post, :as => :post, :url => post_path(@post), :html => { :method => :put, :class => "edit_post", :id => "edit_post_45" } do |f| %>
+ # <%= form_for @post, :as => :post, :url => post_path(@post), :method => :put, :html => { :class => "edit_post", :id => "edit_post_45" } do |f| %>
# ...
# <% end %>
#
@@ -236,6 +236,16 @@ module ActionView
# Where <tt>@document = Document.find(params[:id])</tt> and
# <tt>@comment = Comment.new</tt>.
#
+ # === Setting the method
+ #
+ # You can force the form to use the full array of HTTP verbs by setting
+ #
+ # :method => (:get|:post|:put|:delete)
+ #
+ # in the options hash. If the verb is not GET or POST, which are natively supported by HTML forms, the
+ # form will be set to POST and a hidden input called _method will carry the intended verb for the server
+ # to interpret.
+ #
# === Unobtrusive JavaScript
#
# Specifying:
@@ -298,7 +308,7 @@ module ActionView
#
# In this case, if you use this:
#
- # <%= render :partial => f %>
+ # <%= render f %>
#
# The rendered template is <tt>people/_labelling_form</tt> and the local
# variable referencing the form builder is called
@@ -350,6 +360,7 @@ module ActionView
end
options[:html][:remote] = options.delete(:remote)
+ options[:html][:method] = options.delete(:method) if options.has_key?(:method)
options[:html][:authenticity_token] = options.delete(:authenticity_token)
builder = options[:parent_builder] = instantiate_builder(object_name, object, options, &proc)