1 files changed, 12 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/activeresource/lib/active_resource/custom_methods.rb b/activeresource/lib/active_resource/custom_methods.rb
index 770116ceb7..24306f251d 100644
--- a/activeresource/lib/active_resource/custom_methods.rb
+++ b/activeresource/lib/active_resource/custom_methods.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module ActiveResource
   #   Person.get(:active)  # GET /people/active.xml
   #   # => [{:id => 1, :name => 'Ryan'}, {:id => 2, :name => 'Joe'}]
   #
-  module CustomMethods 
+  module CustomMethods
     def self.included(base)
       base.class_eval do
         extend ActiveResource::CustomMethods::ClassMethods
@@ -83,24 +83,25 @@ module ActiveResource
         "#{prefix(prefix_options)}#{collection_name}/#{method_name}.#{format.extension}#{query_string(query_options)}"
       end
     end
-    
+
     module InstanceMethods
       def get(method_name, options = {})
         connection.get(custom_method_element_url(method_name, options), self.class.headers)
       end
-      
-      def post(method_name, options = {}, body = '')
+
+      def post(method_name, options = {}, body = nil)
+        request_body = body.nil? ? encode : body
         if new?
-          connection.post(custom_method_new_element_url(method_name, options), (body.nil? ? to_xml : body), self.class.headers)
+          connection.post(custom_method_new_element_url(method_name, options), request_body, self.class.headers)
         else
-          connection.post(custom_method_element_url(method_name, options), body, self.class.headers)
+          connection.post(custom_method_element_url(method_name, options), request_body, self.class.headers)
         end
       end
-      
+
       def put(method_name, options = {}, body = '')
         connection.put(custom_method_element_url(method_name, options), body, self.class.headers)
       end
-      
+
       def delete(method_name, options = {})
         connection.delete(custom_method_element_url(method_name, options), self.class.headers)
       end
@@ -108,11 +109,11 @@ module ActiveResource
 
       private
         def custom_method_element_url(method_name, options = {})
-          "#{self.class.prefix(prefix_options)}#{self.class.collection_name}/#{id}/#{method_name}.#{self.class.format.extension}#{self.class.send!(:query_string, options)}"
+          "#{self.class.prefix(prefix_options)}#{self.class.collection_name}/#{id}/#{method_name}.#{self.class.format.extension}#{self.class.__send__(:query_string, options)}"
         end
-      
+
         def custom_method_new_element_url(method_name, options = {})
-          "#{self.class.prefix(prefix_options)}#{self.class.collection_name}/new/#{method_name}.#{self.class.format.extension}#{self.class.send!(:query_string, options)}"
+          "#{self.class.prefix(prefix_options)}#{self.class.collection_name}/new/#{method_name}.#{self.class.format.extension}#{self.class.__send__(:query_string, options)}"
         end
     end
   end