3 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/CHANGELOG b/actionpack/CHANGELOG
index acf6777daf..bc925e9c70 100644
--- a/actionpack/CHANGELOG
+++ b/actionpack/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* Add temporary support for passing locals to render using string keys [Nicholas Seckar]
+
 * Clean up error pages by providing better backtraces [Nicholas Seckar]
 
 * Raise an exception if an attempt is made to insert more session data into the ActiveRecordStore data column than the column can hold. #2234.  [justin@textdrive.com]
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb
index c65faeafbd..f9b35260bd 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb
@@ -357,8 +357,11 @@ module ActionView #:nodoc:
         locals_keys = @@template_args[render_symbol].keys | locals
         @@template_args[render_symbol] = locals_keys.inject({}) { |h, k| h[k] = true; h }
 
-        locals_code = locals_keys.inject("") do |code, key|
-          code << "#{key} = local_assigns[:#{key}] if local_assigns.has_key?(:#{key})\n"
+        locals_code = ""
+        unless locals_keys.empty?
+          locals_code << locals_keys.inject("local_assigns = local_assigns.symbolize_keys\n") do |code, key|
+            code << "#{key} = local_assigns[:#{key}] if local_assigns.has_key?(:#{key})\n"
+          end
         end
 
         "def #{render_symbol}(local_assigns)\n#{locals_code}#{body}\nend"
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/render_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/render_test.rb
index cd7c32e0a2..f7cf77c204 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/render_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/render_test.rb
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ class TestController < ActionController::Base
     name = params[:local_name]
     render :inline => "<%= 'Goodbye, ' + local_name %>", :locals => { :local_name => name }
   end
+  
+  def accessing_local_assigns_in_inline_template_with_string_keys
+    name = params[:local_name]
+    render :inline => "<%= 'Goodbye, ' + local_name %>", :locals => { "local_name" => name }
+  end
 
   def rescue_action(e) raise end
     
@@ -216,6 +221,12 @@ class RenderTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     @request.query_parameters[:local_name] = "Local David"
     assert_equal "Goodbye, Local David", process_request.body
   end
+  
+  def test_accessing_local_assigns_in_inline_template_with_string_keys
+    @request.action = "accessing_local_assigns_in_inline_template_with_string_keys"
+    @request.query_parameters[:local_name] = "Local David"
+    assert_equal "Goodbye, Local David", process_request.body
+  end
 
   private
     def process_request