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-rw-r--r--actionpack/lib/action_view/partials.rb5
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diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/partials.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/partials.rb
index 844c3e9572..cd3f130dc4 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/partials.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/partials.rb
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ module ActionView
#
# <%= render :partial => "ad", :collection => @advertisements, :spacer_template => "ad_divider" %>
#
+ # If the given <tt>:collection</tt> is nil or empty, <tt>render</tt> will return nil. This will allow you
+ # to specify a text which will displayed instead by using this form:
+ #
+ # <%= render(:partial => "ad", :collection => @advertisements) || "There's no ad to be displayed" %>
+ #
# NOTE: Due to backwards compatibility concerns, the collection can't be one of hashes. Normally you'd also
# just keep domain objects, like Active Records, in there.
#