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diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb
index 3be96db001..d61167b264 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb
@@ -58,6 +58,20 @@ module ActionView
         )
       end
 
+      # Returns a link that'll trigger a JavaScript +function+ using the 
+      # onclick handler.
+      #
+      # Examples:
+      #   button_to_function "Greeting", "alert('Hello world!')"
+      #   button_to_function "Delete", "if confirm('Really?'){ do_delete(); }")
+      def button_to_function(name, function, html_options = {})
+        html_options.symbolize_keys!
+        tag(:input, html_options.merge({ 
+          :type => "button", :value => name, 
+          :onclick => (html_options[:onclick] ? "#{html_options[:onclick]}; " : "") + "#{function};" 
+        }))
+      end
+
       # Includes the Action Pack JavaScript libraries inside a single <script> 
       # tag. The function first includes prototype.js and then its core extensions,
       # (determined by filenames starting with "prototype").