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1 files changed, 35 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tag_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tag_helper.rb
index 7c6903220a..8d3f6be04c 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tag_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tag_helper.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require 'erb'
module ActionView
module Helpers #:nodoc:
- # Use these methods to generate HTML tags programmatically when you can't use
+ # Provides methods to generate HTML tags programmatically when you can't use
# a Builder. By default, they output XHTML compliant tags.
module TagHelper
include ERB::Util
@@ -11,25 +11,40 @@ module ActionView
# Returns an empty HTML tag of type +name+ which by default is XHTML
# compliant. Setting +open+ to true will create an open tag compatible
# with HTML 4.0 and below. Add HTML attributes by passing an attributes
- # hash to +options+. For attributes with no value like (disabled and
- # readonly), give it a value of true in the +options+ hash. You can use
+ # hash to +options+.
+ #
+ # ==== Options
+ # The +options+ hash is used with attributes with no value like (<tt>disabled</tt> and
+ # <tt>readonly</tt>), which you can give a value of true in the +options+ hash. You can use
# symbols or strings for the attribute names.
#
+ # ==== Examples
# tag("br")
- # # => <br />
+ # # => <br />
+ #
# tag("br", nil, true)
- # # => <br>
+ # # => <br>
+ #
# tag("input", { :type => 'text', :disabled => true })
- # # => <input type="text" disabled="disabled" />
+ # # => <input type="text" disabled="disabled" />
+ #
+ # tag("img", { :src => "open.png" })
+ # # => <img src="open.png" />
def tag(name, options = nil, open = false)
"<#{name}#{tag_options(options) if options}" + (open ? ">" : " />")
end
# Returns an HTML block tag of type +name+ surrounding the +content+. Add
- # HTML attributes by passing an attributes hash to +options+. For attributes
- # with no value like (disabled and readonly), give it a value of true in
- # the +options+ hash. You can use symbols or strings for the attribute names.
+ # HTML attributes by passing an attributes hash to +options+.
+ # Instead of passing the content as an argument, you can also use a block
+ # in which case, you pass your +options+ as the second parameter.
#
+ # ==== Options
+ # The +options+ hash is used with attributes with no value like (<tt>disabled</tt> and
+ # <tt>readonly</tt>), which you can give a value of true in the +options+ hash. You can use
+ # symbols or strings for the attribute names.
+ #
+ # ==== Examples
# content_tag(:p, "Hello world!")
# # => <p>Hello world!</p>
# content_tag(:div, content_tag(:p, "Hello world!"), :class => "strong")
@@ -37,9 +52,6 @@ module ActionView
# content_tag("select", options, :multiple => true)
# # => <select multiple="multiple">...options...</select>
#
- # Instead of passing the content as an argument, you can also use a block
- # in which case, you pass your +options+ as the second parameter.
- #
# <% content_tag :div, :class => "strong" do -%>
# Hello world!
# <% end -%>
@@ -61,16 +73,24 @@ module ActionView
# otherwise be recognized as markup. CDATA sections begin with the string
# <tt><![CDATA[</tt> and end with (and may not contain) the string <tt>]]></tt>.
#
+ # ==== Examples
# cdata_section("<hello world>")
- # # => <![CDATA[<hello world>]]>
+ # # => <![CDATA[<hello world>]]>
+ #
+ # cdata_section(File.read("hello_world.txt"))
+ # # => <![CDATA[<hello from a text file]]>
def cdata_section(content)
"<![CDATA[#{content}]]>"
end
- # Returns the escaped +html+ without affecting existing escaped entities.
+ # Returns an escaped version of +html+ without affecting existing escaped entities.
#
+ # ==== Examples
# escape_once("1 > 2 &amp; 3")
- # # => "1 &lt; 2 &amp; 3"
+ # # => "1 &lt; 2 &amp; 3"
+ #
+ # escape_once("&lt;&lt; Accept & Checkout")
+ # # => "&lt;&lt; Accept &amp; Checkout"
def escape_once(html)
fix_double_escape(html_escape(html.to_s))
end