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diff --git a/guides/source/action_view_overview.md b/guides/source/action_view_overview.md index 00c41a480e..d3c0a3666f 100644 --- a/guides/source/action_view_overview.md +++ b/guides/source/action_view_overview.md @@ -147,6 +147,39 @@ xml.rss("version" => "2.0", "xmlns:dc" => "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/") do end ``` +#### Jbuilder +<a href="https://github.com/rails/jbuilder">Jbuilder</a> is a gem that's +maintained by the Rails team and included in the default Rails Gemfile. +It's similar to Builder, but is used to generate JSON, instead of XML. + +If you don't have it, you can add the following to your Gemfile: + +```ruby +gem 'jbuilder' +``` + +A Jbuilder object named `json` is automatically made available to templates with +a `.jbuilder` extension. + +Here is a basic example: + +```ruby +json.name("Alex") +json.email("alex@example.com") +``` + +would produce: + +```json +{ + "name": "Alex", + "email: "alex@example.com" +} +``` + +See the <a href="https://github.com/rails/jbuilder#jbuilder"> +Jbuilder documention</a> for more examples and information. + #### Template Caching By default, Rails will compile each template to a method in order to render it. When you alter a template, Rails will check the file's modification time and recompile it in development mode. |