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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb
index 2bd741bd79..e6985c5eb7 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb
@@ -305,9 +305,10 @@ module ActionView
#
# Additional options are:
# <tt>:frequency</tt>:: The frequency (in seconds) at which changes to
- # this field will be detected. Set this to a value
- # greater than zero to use time based observation
- # instead of event based observation.
+ # this field will be detected. Not setting this
+ # option at all or to a value equal to or less than
+ # zero will use event based observation instead of
+ # time based observation.
# <tt>:update</tt>:: Specifies the DOM ID of the element whose
# innerHTML should be updated with the
# XMLHttpRequest response text.
@@ -319,7 +320,7 @@ module ActionView
# Additionally, you may specify any of the options documented in
# +link_to_remote.
def observe_field(field_id, options = {})
- if options[:frequency]
+ if options[:frequency] and options[:frequency] > 0
build_observer('Form.Element.Observer', field_id, options)
else
build_observer('Form.Element.EventObserver', field_id, options)