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diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/conversions.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/conversions.rb
index 24aa28b895..1e0de651c7 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/conversions.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/array/conversions.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,55 @@ require 'active_support/core_ext/hash/reverse_merge'
require 'active_support/core_ext/string/inflections'
class Array
- # Converts the array to a comma-separated sentence where the last element is joined by the connector word. Options:
- # * <tt>:words_connector</tt> - The sign or word used to join the elements in arrays with two or more elements (default: ", ")
- # * <tt>:two_words_connector</tt> - The sign or word used to join the elements in arrays with two elements (default: " and ")
- # * <tt>:last_word_connector</tt> - The sign or word used to join the last element in arrays with three or more elements (default: ", and ")
+ # Converts the array to a comma-separated sentence where the last element is
+ # joined by the connector word.
+ #
+ # You can pass the following options to change the default behaviour. If you
+ # pass an option key that doesn't exist in the list below, it will raise an
+ # <tt>ArgumentError</tt>.
+ #
+ # Options:
+ #
+ # * <tt>:words_connector</tt> - The sign or word used to join the elements
+ # in arrays with two or more elements (default: ", ").
+ # * <tt>:two_words_connector</tt> - The sign or word used to join the elements
+ # in arrays with two elements (default: " and ").
+ # * <tt>:last_word_connector</tt> - The sign or word used to join the last element
+ # in arrays with three or more elements (default: ", and ").
+ # * <tt>:locale</tt> - If +i18n+ is available, you can set a locale and use
+ # the connector options defined on the 'support.array' namespace in the
+ # corresponding dictionary file.
+ #
+ # [].to_sentence # => ""
+ # ['one'].to_sentence # => "one"
+ # ['one', 'two'].to_sentence # => "one and two"
+ # ['one', 'two', 'three'].to_sentence # => "one, two, and three"
+ #
+ # ['one', 'two'].to_sentence(passing: 'invalid option')
+ # # => ArgumentError: Unknown key :passing
+ #
+ # ['one', 'two'].to_sentence(two_words_connector: '-')
+ # # => "one-two"
+ #
+ # ['one', 'two', 'three'].to_sentence(words_connector: ' or ', last_word_connector: ' or at least ')
+ # # => "one or two or at least three"
+ #
+ # Examples using <tt>:locale</tt> option:
+ #
+ # # Given this locale dictionary:
+ # # 
+ # # es:
+ # # support:
+ # # array:
+ # # words_connector: " o "
+ # # two_words_connector: " y "
+ # # last_word_connector: " o al menos "
+ #
+ # ['uno', 'dos'].to_sentence(locale: :es)
+ # # => "uno y dos"
+ #
+ # ['uno', 'dos', 'tres'].to_sentence(locale: :es)
+ # # => "uno o dos o al menos tres"
def to_sentence(options = {})
options.assert_valid_keys(:words_connector, :two_words_connector, :last_word_connector, :locale)
@@ -39,7 +84,17 @@ class Array
end
# Converts a collection of elements into a formatted string by calling
- # <tt>to_s</tt> on all elements and joining them:
+ # <tt>to_s</tt> on all elements and joining them. Having this model:
+ #
+ # class Blog < ActiveRecord::Base
+ # def to_s
+ # title
+ # end
+ # end
+ #
+ # Blog.all.map(&:title) #=> ["First Post", "Second Post", "Third post"]
+ #
+ # <tt>to_formatted_s</tt> shows us:
#
# Blog.all.to_formatted_s # => "First PostSecond PostThird Post"
#