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diff --git a/railties/guides/source/testing.textile b/railties/guides/source/testing.textile index 01badebd41..7a93c3a1e6 100644 --- a/railties/guides/source/testing.textile +++ b/railties/guides/source/testing.textile @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ For good tests, you'll need to give some thought to setting up test data. In Rai h5. What are Fixtures? -_Fixtures_ is a fancy word for sample data. Fixtures allow you to populate your testing database with predefined data before your tests run. Fixtures are database independent and assume one of two formats: *YAML* or *CSV*. In this guide, we will use *YAML*, which is the preferred format. +_Fixtures_ is a fancy word for sample data. Fixtures allow you to populate your testing database with predefined data before your tests run. Fixtures are database independent and assume a single format: *YAML*. You'll find fixtures under your +test/fixtures+ directory. When you run +rails generate model+ to create a new model, fixture stubs will be automatically created and placed in this directory. @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Each fixture is given a name followed by an indented list of colon-separated key h5. ERB'in It Up -ERB allows you to embed ruby code within templates. Both the YAML and CSV fixture formats are pre-processed with ERB when you load fixtures. This allows you to use Ruby to help you generate some sample data. +ERB allows you to embed ruby code within templates. YAML fixture format is pre-processed with ERB when you load fixtures. This allows you to use Ruby to help you generate some sample data. <erb> <% earth_size = 20 %> |