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diff --git a/actionview/lib/action_view/base.rb b/actionview/lib/action_view/base.rb
index 1feafc1094..43124bb904 100644
--- a/actionview/lib/action_view/base.rb
+++ b/actionview/lib/action_view/base.rb
@@ -70,6 +70,14 @@ module ActionView #:nodoc:
# Headline: <%= headline %>
# First name: <%= person.first_name %>
#
+ # The local variables passed to sub templates can be accessed as a hash using the <tt>local_assigns</tt> hash. This lets you access the
+ # variables as:
+ #
+ # Headline: <%= local_assigns[:headline] %>
+ #
+ # This is useful in cases where you aren't sure if the local variable has been assigned. Alternately, you could also use
+ # <tt>defined? headline</tt> to first check if the variable has been assigned before using it.
+ #
# === Template caching
#
# By default, Rails will compile each template to a method in order to render it. When you alter a template,