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+++ b/guides/source/action_view_overview.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-**DO NOT READ THIS FILE ON GITHUB, GUIDES ARE PUBLISHED ON http://guides.rubyonrails.org.**
+**DO NOT READ THIS FILE ON GITHUB, GUIDES ARE PUBLISHED ON https://guides.rubyonrails.org.**
Action View Overview
====================
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ After reading this guide, you will know:
* What Action View is and how to use it with Rails.
* How best to use templates, partials, and layouts.
-* What helpers are provided by Action View and how to make your own.
+* What helpers are provided by Action View.
* How to use localized views.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ For each controller there is an associated directory in the `app/views` director
Let's take a look at what Rails does by default when creating a new resource using the scaffold generator:
```bash
-$ bin/rails generate scaffold article
+$ rails generate scaffold article
[...]
invoke scaffold_controller
create app/controllers/articles_controller.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ For example, the index controller action of the `articles_controller.rb` will us
The complete HTML returned to the client is composed of a combination of this ERB file, a layout template that wraps it, and all the partials that the view may reference. Within this guide you will find more detailed documentation about each of these three components.
-Templates, Partials and Layouts
+Templates, Partials, and Layouts
-------------------------------
As mentioned, the final HTML output is a composition of three Rails elements: `Templates`, `Partials` and `Layouts`.
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Rails supports multiple template systems and uses a file extension to distinguis
#### ERB
-Within an ERB template, Ruby code can be included using both `<% %>` and `<%= %>` tags. The `<% %>` tags are used to execute Ruby code that does not return anything, such as conditions, loops or blocks, and the `<%= %>` tags are used when you want output.
+Within an ERB template, Ruby code can be included using both `<% %>` and `<%= %>` tags. The `<% %>` tags are used to execute Ruby code that does not return anything, such as conditions, loops, or blocks, and the `<%= %>` tags are used when you want output.
Consider the following loop for names:
@@ -149,10 +149,10 @@ end
#### Jbuilder
[Jbuilder](https://github.com/rails/jbuilder) is a gem that's
-maintained by the Rails team and included in the default Rails Gemfile.
+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:
+If you don't have it, you can add the following to your `Gemfile`:
```ruby
gem 'jbuilder'
@@ -414,12 +414,12 @@ By default, Rails links to these assets on the current host in the public folder
```ruby
config.action_controller.asset_host = "assets.example.com"
-image_tag("rails.png") # => <img src="http://assets.example.com/images/rails.png" alt="Rails" />
+image_tag("rails.png") # => <img src="http://assets.example.com/images/rails.png" />
```
#### auto_discovery_link_tag
-Returns a link tag that browsers and feed readers can use to auto-detect an RSS or Atom feed.
+Returns a link tag that browsers and feed readers can use to auto-detect an RSS, Atom, or JSON feed.
```ruby
auto_discovery_link_tag(:rss, "http://www.example.com/feed.rss", { title: "RSS Feed" }) # =>
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ image_url("edit.png") # => http://www.example.com/assets/edit.png
Returns an HTML image tag for the source. The source can be a full path or a file that exists in your `app/assets/images` directory.
```ruby
-image_tag("icon.png") # => <img src="/assets/icon.png" alt="Icon" />
+image_tag("icon.png") # => <img src="/assets/icon.png" />
```
#### javascript_include_tag
@@ -464,25 +464,6 @@ Returns an HTML script tag for each of the sources provided. You can pass in the
javascript_include_tag "common" # => <script src="/assets/common.js"></script>
```
-If the application does not use the asset pipeline, to include the jQuery JavaScript library in your application, pass `:defaults` as the source. When using `:defaults`, if an `application.js` file exists in your `app/assets/javascripts` directory, it will be included as well.
-
-```ruby
-javascript_include_tag :defaults
-```
-
-You can also include all JavaScript files in the `app/assets/javascripts` directory using `:all` as the source.
-
-```ruby
-javascript_include_tag :all
-```
-
-You can also cache multiple JavaScript files into one file, which requires less HTTP connections to download and can better be compressed by gzip (leading to faster transfers). Caching will only happen if `ActionController::Base.perform_caching` is set to true (which is the case by default for the Rails production environment, but not for the development environment).
-
-```ruby
-javascript_include_tag :all, cache: true # =>
- <script src="/javascripts/all.js"></script>
-```
-
#### javascript_path
Computes the path to a JavaScript asset in the `app/assets/javascripts` directory. If the source filename has no extension, `.js` will be appended. Full paths from the document root will be passed through. Used internally by `javascript_include_tag` to build the script path.
@@ -507,22 +488,9 @@ Returns a stylesheet link tag for the sources specified as arguments. If you don
stylesheet_link_tag "application" # => <link href="/assets/application.css" media="screen" rel="stylesheet" />
```
-You can also include all styles in the stylesheet directory using `:all` as the source:
-
-```ruby
-stylesheet_link_tag :all
-```
-
-You can also cache multiple stylesheets into one file, which requires less HTTP connections and can better be compressed by gzip (leading to faster transfers). Caching will only happen if ActionController::Base.perform_caching is set to true (which is the case by default for the Rails production environment, but not for the development environment).
-
-```ruby
-stylesheet_link_tag :all, cache: true
-# => <link href="/assets/all.css" media="screen" rel="stylesheet" />
-```
-
#### stylesheet_path
-Computes the path to a stylesheet asset in the `app/assets/stylesheets` directory. If the source filename has no extension, `.css` will be appended. Full paths from the document root will be passed through. Used internally by stylesheet_link_tag to build the stylesheet path.
+Computes the path to a stylesheet asset in the `app/assets/stylesheets` directory. If the source filename has no extension, `.css` will be appended. Full paths from the document root will be passed through. Used internally by `stylesheet_link_tag` to build the stylesheet path.
```ruby
stylesheet_path "application" # => /assets/application.css
@@ -792,7 +760,7 @@ time_ago_in_words(3.minutes.from_now) # => 3 minutes
#### time_select
-Returns a set of select tags (one for hour, minute and optionally second) pre-selected for accessing a specified time-based attribute. The selects are prepared for multi-parameter assignment to an Active Record object.
+Returns a set of select tags (one for hour, minute, and optionally second) pre-selected for accessing a specified time-based attribute. The selects are prepared for multi-parameter assignment to an Active Record object.
```ruby
# Creates a time select tag that, when POSTed, will be stored in the order variable in the submitted attribute
@@ -839,20 +807,22 @@ The core method of this helper, `form_for`, gives you the ability to create a fo
The HTML generated for this would be:
```html
-<form action="/people/create" method="post">
- <input id="person_first_name" name="person[first_name]" type="text" />
- <input id="person_last_name" name="person[last_name]" type="text" />
- <input name="commit" type="submit" value="Create" />
+<form class="new_person" id="new_person" action="/people" accept-charset="UTF-8" method="post">
+ <input name="utf8" type="hidden" value="&#x2713;" />
+ <input type="hidden" name="authenticity_token" value="lTuvBzs7ANygT0NFinXj98tfw3Emfm65wwYLbUvoWsK2pngccIQSUorM2C035M9dZswXgWTvKwFS8W5TVblpYw==" />
+ <input type="text" name="person[first_name]" id="person_first_name" />
+ <input type="text" name="person[last_name]" id="person_last_name" />
+ <input type="submit" name="commit" value="Create" data-disable-with="Create" />
</form>
```
The params object created when this form is submitted would look like:
```ruby
-{ "action" => "create", "controller" => "people", "person" => { "first_name" => "William", "last_name" => "Smith" } }
+{"utf8" => "✓", "authenticity_token" => "lTuvBzs7ANygT0NFinXj98tfw3Emfm65wwYLbUvoWsK2pngccIQSUorM2C035M9dZswXgWTvKwFS8W5TVblpYw==", "person" => {"first_name" => "William", "last_name" => "Smith"}, "commit" => "Create", "controller" => "people", "action" => "create"}
```
-The params hash has a nested person value, which can therefore be accessed with params[:person] in the controller.
+The params hash has a nested person value, which can therefore be accessed with `params[:person]` in the controller.
#### check_box
@@ -1132,7 +1102,7 @@ Possible output:
</optgroup>
```
-Note: Only the `optgroup` and `option` tags are returned, so you still have to wrap the output in an appropriate `select` tag.
+NOTE: Only the `optgroup` and `option` tags are returned, so you still have to wrap the output in an appropriate `select` tag.
#### options_for_select
@@ -1143,7 +1113,7 @@ options_for_select([ "VISA", "MasterCard" ])
# => <option>VISA</option> <option>MasterCard</option>
```
-Note: Only the `option` tags are returned, you have to wrap this call in a regular HTML `select` tag.
+NOTE: Only the `option` tags are returned, you have to wrap this call in a regular HTML `select` tag.
#### options_from_collection_for_select
@@ -1160,7 +1130,7 @@ options_from_collection_for_select(@project.people, "id", "name")
# => <option value="#{person.id}">#{person.name}</option>
```
-Note: Only the `option` tags are returned, you have to wrap this call in a regular HTML `select` tag.
+NOTE: Only the `option` tags are returned, you have to wrap this call in a regular HTML `select` tag.
#### select
@@ -1192,7 +1162,7 @@ Returns a string of option tags for pretty much any time zone in the world.
Returns select and option tags for the given object and method, using `time_zone_options_for_select` to generate the list of option tags.
```ruby
-time_zone_select( "user", "time_zone")
+time_zone_select("user", "time_zone")
```
#### date_field
@@ -1297,8 +1267,8 @@ password_field_tag 'pass'
Creates a radio button; use groups of radio buttons named the same to allow users to select from a group of options.
```ruby
-radio_button_tag 'gender', 'male'
-# => <input id="gender_male" name="gender" type="radio" value="male" />
+radio_button_tag 'favorite_color', 'maroon'
+# => <input id="favorite_color_maroon" name="favorite_color" type="radio" value="maroon" />
```
#### select_tag