1 files changed, 16 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/actionview/lib/action_view/renderer/renderer.rb b/actionview/lib/action_view/renderer/renderer.rb
index 3f3a97529d..485eb1a5b4 100644
--- a/actionview/lib/action_view/renderer/renderer.rb
+++ b/actionview/lib/action_view/renderer/renderer.rb
@@ -19,10 +19,14 @@ module ActionView
 
     # Main render entry point shared by Action View and Action Controller.
     def render(context, options)
+      render_to_object(context, options).body
+    end
+
+    def render_to_object(context, options) # :nodoc:
       if options.key?(:partial)
-        render_partial(context, options)
+        render_partial_to_object(context, options)
       else
-        render_template(context, options)
+        render_template_to_object(context, options)
       end
     end
 
@@ -41,16 +45,24 @@ module ActionView
 
     # Direct access to template rendering.
     def render_template(context, options) #:nodoc:
-      TemplateRenderer.new(@lookup_context).render(context, options)
+      render_template_to_object(context, options).body
     end
 
     # Direct access to partial rendering.
     def render_partial(context, options, &block) #:nodoc:
-      PartialRenderer.new(@lookup_context).render(context, options, block)
+      render_partial_to_object(context, options, &block).body
     end
 
     def cache_hits # :nodoc:
       @cache_hits ||= {}
     end
+
+    def render_template_to_object(context, options) #:nodoc:
+      TemplateRenderer.new(@lookup_context).render(context, options)
+    end
+
+    def render_partial_to_object(context, options, &block) #:nodoc:
+      PartialRenderer.new(@lookup_context).render(context, options, block)
+    end
   end
 end