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-rw-r--r--actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb15
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diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb
index ec530c6e8a..64352d5742 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb
@@ -443,6 +443,21 @@ module ActionDispatch
# dynamic segment used to generate the routes).
# You can access that segment from your controller using
# <tt>params[<:param>]</tt>.
+ # In your router:
+ #
+ # resources :user, param: :name
+ #
+ # You can override <tt>ActiveRecord::Base#to_param</tt> of a related
+ # model to constructe an URL.
+ #
+ # class User < ActiveRecord::Base
+ # def to_param # overridden
+ # name
+ # end
+ # end
+ #
+ # user = User.find_by(name: 'Phusion')
+ # user_path(user) # => "/users/Phusion"
#
# [:path]
# The path prefix for the routes.