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<p>The only downside to this code is that it requires a round trip to the browser: the browser requested the show action with <tt>/books/1</tt> and the controller finds that there are no books, so the controller sends out a 302 redirect response to the browser telling it to go to <tt>/books/</tt>, the browser complies and sends a new request back to the controller asking now for the <tt>index</tt> action, the controller then gets all the books in the database and renders the index template, sending it back down to the browser which then shows it on your screen.</p>
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<p>This would detect that there are no books with the specified ID, populate the <tt>@books</tt> instance variable with all the books in the model, and then directly render the <tt>index.html.erb</tt> template, returning it to the browser with a flash alert message to tell the user what happened.</p>
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<p>The <tt>head</tt> method can be used to send responses with only headers to the browser. It provides a more obvious alternative to calling <tt>render :nothing</tt>. The <tt>head</tt> method takes one parameter, which is interpreted as a hash of header names and values. For example, you can return only an error header:</p>
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<p>When Rails renders a view as a response, it does so by combining the view with the current layout, using the rules for finding the current layout that were covered earlier in this guide. Within a layout, you have access to three tools for combining different bits of output to form the overall response:</p>
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<p>You can use these tags in layouts or other views, although the <tt>auto_discovery_link_tag</tt>, <tt>javascript_include_tag</tt>, and <tt>stylesheet_link_tag</tt>, are most commonly used in the <tt><head></tt> section of a layout.</p>
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|
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<h5 id="linking-to-feeds-with-the-auto_discovery_link_tag">3.1.1 Linking to Feeds with the <tt>auto_discovery_link_tag</tt></h5>
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|
+
<p>The <tt>auto_discovery_link_tag</tt> helper builds <span class="caps">HTML</span> that most browsers and newsreaders can use to detect the presences of <span class="caps">RSS</span> or <span class="caps">ATOM</span> feeds. It takes the type of the link (<tt>:rss</tt> or <tt>:atom</tt>), a hash of options that are passed through to url_for, and a hash of options for the tag:</p>
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|
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</pre>
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</div>
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|
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<p>There are three tag options available for the <tt>auto_discovery_link_tag</tt>:</p>
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<li><tt>:title</tt> specifies the title of the link. The default value is the upshifted <tt>:type</tt> value, for example, “<span class="caps">ATOM</span>” or “<span class="caps">RSS</span>”.</li>
|
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|
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|
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|
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<h5 id="linking-to-javascript-files-with-the-javascript_include_tag">3.1.2 Linking to JavaScript Files with the <tt>javascript_include_tag</tt></h5>
|
|
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|
+
<p>The <tt>javascript_include_tag</tt> helper returns an <span class="caps">HTML</span> <tt>script</tt> tag for each source provided. Rails looks in <tt>public/javascripts</tt> for these files by default, but you can specify a full path relative to the document root, or a <span class="caps">URL</span>, if you prefer. For example, to include <tt>public/javascripts/main.js</tt>:</p>
|
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|
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<div class="code_container">
|
|
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|
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<pre class="brush: ruby; html-script: true; gutter: false; toolbar: false">
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|
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|
|
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|
+
</pre>
|
|
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|
+
</div>
|
|
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|
+
<p>To include <tt>public/javascripts/main.js</tt> and <tt>public/javascripts/columns.js</tt>:</p>
|
|
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|
+
<div class="code_container">
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|
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|
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<%= javascript_include_tag "main", "columns" %>
|
|
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|
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</pre>
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724
|
+
</div>
|
|
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|
+
<p>To include <tt>public/javascripts/main.js</tt> and <tt>public/photos/columns.js</tt>:</p>
|
|
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|
+
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|
|
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|
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<pre class="brush: ruby; html-script: true; gutter: false; toolbar: false">
|
|
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|
+
<%= javascript_include_tag "main", "/photos/columns" %>
|
|
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|
+
</pre>
|
|
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|
+
</div>
|
|
731
|
+
<p>To include <tt>http://example.com/main.js</tt>:</p>
|
|
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|
+
<div class="code_container">
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|
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|
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<pre class="brush: ruby; html-script: true; gutter: false; toolbar: false">
|
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|
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<%= javascript_include_tag "http://example.com/main.js" %>
|
|
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|
+
</pre>
|
|
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|
+
</div>
|
|
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|
+
<p>If the application does not use the asset pipeline, the <tt>:defaults</tt> option loads jQuery by default:</p>
|
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|
+
<div class="code_container">
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|
+
<pre class="brush: ruby; html-script: true; gutter: false; toolbar: false">
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|
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<%= javascript_include_tag :defaults %>
|
|
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|
+
</pre>
|
|
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|
+
</div>
|
|
743
|
+
<p>And you can in any case override the expansion in <tt>config/application.rb</tt>:</p>
|
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|
+
<div class="code_container">
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|
+
<pre class="brush: ruby; gutter: false; toolbar: false">
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746
|
+
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|
|
747
|
+
</pre>
|
|
748
|
+
</div>
|
|
749
|
+
<p>When using <tt>:defaults</tt>, if an <tt>application.js</tt> file exists in <tt>public/javascripts</tt> it will be included as well at then end.</p>
|
|
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|
+
<p>Also, the <tt>:all</tt> option loads every JavaScript file in <tt>public/javascripts</tt>:</p>
|
|
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|
+
<div class="code_container">
|
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|
+
<pre class="brush: ruby; html-script: true; gutter: false; toolbar: false">
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|
+
<%= javascript_include_tag :all %>
|
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|
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</pre>
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|
+
</div>
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|
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|
+
<p>Note that your defaults of choice will be included first, so they will be available to all subsequently included files.</p>
|
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|
+
<p>You can supply the <tt>:recursive</tt> option to load files in subfolders of <tt>public/javascripts</tt> as well:</p>
|
|
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|
+
<div class="code_container">
|
|
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|
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<pre class="brush: ruby; html-script: true; gutter: false; toolbar: false">
|
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|
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|
|
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|
+
</pre>
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|
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|
+
</div>
|
|
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|
+
<p>If you’re loading multiple JavaScript files, you can create a better user experience by combining multiple files into a single download. To make this happen in production, specify <tt>:cache => true</tt> in your <tt>javascript_include_tag</tt>:</p>
|
|
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|
+
<div class="code_container">
|
|
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|
+
<pre class="brush: ruby; html-script: true; gutter: false; toolbar: false">
|
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766
|
+
<%= javascript_include_tag "main", "columns", :cache => true %>
|
|
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|
+
</pre>
|
|
768
|
+
</div>
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|
769
|
+
<p>By default, the combined file will be delivered as <tt>javascripts/all.js</tt>. You can specify a location for the cached asset file instead:</p>
|
|
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|
+
<div class="code_container">
|
|
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|
+
<pre class="brush: ruby; html-script: true; gutter: false; toolbar: false">
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|
+
<%= javascript_include_tag "main", "columns",
|
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|
+
:cache => 'cache/main/display' %>
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|
+
</pre>
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|
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|
+
</div>
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|
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|
+
<p>You can even use dynamic paths such as <tt>cache/#{current_site}/main/display</tt>.</p>
|
|
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|
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<h5 id="linking-to-css-files-with-the-stylesheet_link_tag">3.1.3 Linking to <span class="caps">CSS</span> Files with the <tt>stylesheet_link_tag</tt></h5>
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|
+
<p>The <tt>stylesheet_link_tag</tt> helper returns an <span class="caps">HTML</span> <tt><link></tt> tag for each source provided. Rails looks in <tt>public/stylesheets</tt> for these files by default, but you can specify a full path relative to the document root, or a <span class="caps">URL</span>, if you prefer. For example, to include <tt>public/stylesheets/main.css</tt>:</p>
|
|
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|
+
<div class="code_container">
|
|
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|
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<pre class="brush: ruby; html-script: true; gutter: false; toolbar: false">
|
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|
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|
|
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|
+
</pre>
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|
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|
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</div>
|
|
784
|
+
<p>To include <tt>public/stylesheets/main.css</tt> and <tt>public/stylesheets/columns.css</tt>:</p>
|
|
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|
+
<div class="code_container">
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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</pre>
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|
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|
+
</div>
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|
790
|
+
<p>To include <tt>public/stylesheets/main.css</tt> and <tt>public/photos/columns.css</tt>:</p>
|
|
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|
+
<div class="code_container">
|
|
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|
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<pre class="brush: ruby; html-script: true; gutter: false; toolbar: false">
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|
+
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|
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|
+
</pre>
|
|
795
|
+
</div>
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|
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|
+
<p>To include <tt>http://example.com/main.css</tt>:</p>
|
|
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|
+
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|
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</pre>
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|
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|
+
<p>By default, the <tt>stylesheet_link_tag</tt> creates links with <tt>media="screen" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"</tt>. You can override any of these defaults by specifying an appropriate option (<tt>:media</tt>, <tt>:rel</tt>, or <tt>:type</tt>):</p>
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<div class="code_container">
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|
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</pre>
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|
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</div>
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|
+
<p>The <tt>all</tt> option links every <span class="caps">CSS</span> file in <tt>public/stylesheets</tt>:</p>
|
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<div class="code_container">
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|
+
<pre class="brush: ruby; html-script: true; gutter: false; toolbar: false">
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|
+
</pre>
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|
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|
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</div>
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|
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|
+
<p>You can supply the <tt>:recursive</tt> option to link files in subfolders of <tt>public/stylesheets</tt> as well:</p>
|
|
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|
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<pre class="brush: ruby; html-script: true; gutter: false; toolbar: false">
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|
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|
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</pre>
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|
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|
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|
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|
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<p>If you’re loading multiple <span class="caps">CSS</span> files, you can create a better user experience by combining multiple files into a single download. To make this happen in production, specify <tt>:cache => true</tt> in your <tt>stylesheet_link_tag</tt>:</p>
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<h5 id="linking-to-images-with-the-image_tag">3.1.4 Linking to Images with the <tt>image_tag</tt></h5>
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<p>The <tt>image_tag</tt> helper builds an <span class="caps">HTML</span> <tt><img /></tt> tag to the specified file. By default, files are loaded from <tt>public/images</tt>.</p>
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<p>In addition to the above special tags, you can supply a final hash of standard <span class="caps">HTML</span> options, such as <tt>:class</tt>, <tt>:id</tt> or <tt>:name</tt>:</p>
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<h5 id="linking-to-videos-with-the-video_tag">3.1.5 Linking to Videos with the <tt>video_tag</tt></h5>
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<p>The <tt>video_tag</tt> helper builds an <span class="caps">HTML</span> 5 <tt><video></tt> tag to the specified file. By default, files are loaded from <tt>public/videos</tt>.</p>
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<p>Produces</p>
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<p>Like an <tt>image_tag</tt> you can supply a path, either absolute, or relative to the <tt>public/videos</tt> directory. Additionally you can specify the <tt>:size => "#{width}x#{height}"</tt> option just like an <tt>image_tag</tt>. Video tags can also have any of the <span class="caps">HTML</span> options specified at the end (<tt>id</tt>, <tt>class</tt> et al).</p>
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<p>The video tag also supports all of the <tt><video></tt> <span class="caps">HTML</span> options through the <span class="caps">HTML</span> options hash, including:</p>
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<p>You can also specify multiple videos to play by passing an array of videos to the <tt>video_tag</tt>:</p>
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<p>This will produce:</p>
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|
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<h5 id="linking-to-audio-files-with-the-audio_tag">3.1.6 Linking to Audio Files with the <tt>audio_tag</tt></h5>
|
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<p>The <tt>audio_tag</tt> helper builds an <span class="caps">HTML</span> 5 <tt><audio></tt> tag to the specified file. By default, files are loaded from <tt>public/audios</tt>.</p>
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<p>You can supply a path to the audio file if you like:</p>
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<p>You can also supply a hash of additional options, such as <tt>:id</tt>, <tt>:class</tt> etc.</p>
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<h4 id="understanding-yield">3.2 Understanding <tt>yield</tt></h4>
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<p>Within the context of a layout, <tt>yield</tt> identifies a section where content from the view should be inserted. The simplest way to use this is to have a single <tt>yield</tt>, into which the entire contents of the view currently being rendered is inserted:</p>
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|
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</div>
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948
|
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<p>You can also create a layout with multiple yielding regions:</p>
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|
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</div>
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<p>The main body of the view will always render into the unnamed <tt>yield</tt>. To render content into a named <tt>yield</tt>, you use the <tt>content_for</tt> method.</p>
|
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<h4 id="using-the-content_for-method">3.3 Using the <tt>content_for</tt> Method</h4>
|
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|
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<p>The <tt>content_for</tt> method allows you to insert content into a named <tt>yield</tt> block in your layout. For example, this view would work with the layout that you just saw:</p>
|
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+
<div class="code_container">
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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<title>A simple page</title>
|
|
968
|
+
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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<p>Hello, Rails!</p>
|
|
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|
+
</pre>
|
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972
|
+
</div>
|
|
973
|
+
<p>The result of rendering this page into the supplied layout would be this <span class="caps">HTML</span>:</p>
|
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|
+
<div class="code_container">
|
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|
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|
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+
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|
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977
|
+
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|
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|
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|
|
979
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
+
<p>Hello, Rails!</p>
|
|
982
|
+
</body>
|
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|
+
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|
|
984
|
+
</pre>
|
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985
|
+
</div>
|
|
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|
+
<p>The <tt>content_for</tt> method is very helpful when your layout contains distinct regions such as sidebars and footers that should get their own blocks of content inserted. It’s also useful for inserting tags that load page-specific JavaScript or css files into the header of an otherwise generic layout.</p>
|
|
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|
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<h4 id="using-partials">3.4 Using Partials</h4>
|
|
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|
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<p>Partial templates – usually just called “partials” – are another device for breaking the rendering process into more manageable chunks. With a partial, you can move the code for rendering a particular piece of a response to its own file.</p>
|
|
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|
+
<h5 id="naming-partials">3.4.1 Naming Partials</h5>
|
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|
+
<p>To render a partial as part of a view, you use the <tt>render</tt> method within the view:</p>
|
|
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|
+
<div class="code_container">
|
|
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|
+
<pre class="brush: ruby; gutter: false; toolbar: false">
|
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|
+
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|
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|
+
</pre>
|
|
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|
+
</div>
|
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|
+
<p>This will render a file named <tt>_menu.html.erb</tt> at that point within the view being rendered. Note the leading underscore character: partials are named with a leading underscore to distinguish them from regular views, even though they are referred to without the underscore. This holds true even when you’re pulling in a partial from another folder:</p>
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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<pre class="brush: ruby; gutter: false; toolbar: false">
|
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|
+
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|
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|
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</pre>
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|
+
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|
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|
+
<p>That code will pull in the partial from <tt>app/views/shared/_menu.html.erb</tt>.</p>
|
|
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|
+
<h5 id="using-partials-to-simplify-views">3.4.2 Using Partials to Simplify Views</h5>
|
|
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|
+
<p>One way to use partials is to treat them as the equivalent of subroutines: as a way to move details out of a view so that you can grasp what’s going on more easily. For example, you might have a view that looked like this:</p>
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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<pre class="brush: ruby; html-script: true; gutter: false; toolbar: false">
|
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|
+
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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1014
|
+
<%= render "shared/footer" %>
|
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|
+
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|
|
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|
+
</div>
|
|
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|
+
<p>Here, the <tt>_ad_banner.html.erb</tt> and <tt>_footer.html.erb</tt> partials could contain content that is shared among many pages in your application. You don’t need to see the details of these sections when you’re concentrating on a particular page.</p>
|
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<div class="info"><p>For content that is shared among all pages in your application, you can use partials directly from layouts.</p></div>
|
|
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|
+
<h5 id="partial-layouts">3.4.3 Partial Layouts</h5>
|
|
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<p>A partial can use its own layout file, just as a view can use a layout. For example, you might call a partial like this:</p>
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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<p>This would look for a partial named <tt>_link_area.html.erb</tt> and render it using the layout <tt>_graybar.html.erb</tt>. Note that layouts for partials follow the same leading-underscore naming as regular partials, and are placed in the same folder with the partial that they belong to (not in the master <tt>layouts</tt> folder).</p>
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<p>Also note that explicitly specifying <tt>:partial</tt> is required when passing additional options such as <tt>:layout</tt>.</p>
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<p>You can also pass local variables into partials, making them even more powerful and flexible. For example, you can use this technique to reduce duplication between new and edit pages, while still keeping a bit of distinct content:</p>
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|
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<h1>New zone</h1>
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|
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<p>Although the same partial will be rendered into both views, Action View’s submit helper will return “Create Zone” for the new action and “Update Zone” for the edit action.</p>
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<p>Assuming that the <tt>@customer</tt> instance variable contains an instance of the <tt>Customer</tt> model, this will use <tt>_customer.html.erb</tt> to render it and will pass the local variable <tt>customer</tt> into the partial which will refer to the <tt>@customer</tt> instance variable in the parent view.</p>
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<p>Partials are very useful in rendering collections. When you pass a collection to a partial via the <tt>:collection</tt> option, the partial will be inserted once for each member in the collection:</p>
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<p>When a partial is called with a pluralized collection, then the individual instances of the partial have access to the member of the collection being rendered via a variable named after the partial. In this case, the partial is <tt>_product</tt>, and within the <tt>_product</tt> partial, you can refer to <tt>product</tt> to get the instance that is being rendered.</p>
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<p>In Rails 3.0, there is also a shorthand for this. Assuming <tt>@products</tt> is a collection of <tt>product</tt> instances, you can simply write this in the <tt>index.html.erb</tt> to produce the same result:</p>
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<p>Rails determines the name of the partial to use by looking at the model name in the collection. In fact, you can even create a heterogeneous collection and render it this way, and Rails will choose the proper partial for each member of the collection:</p>
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<p>In this case, Rails will use the customer or employee partials as appropriate for each member of the collection.</p>
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<p>Would render a partial <tt>_products.html.erb</tt> once for each instance of <tt>product</tt> in the <tt>@products</tt> instance variable passing the instance to the partial as a local variable called <tt>item</tt> and to each partial, make the local variable <tt>title</tt> available with the value <tt>Products Page</tt>.</p>
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<p>On pages generated by <tt>NewsController</tt>, you want to hide the top menu and add a right menu:</p>
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<p>That’s it. The News views will use the new layout, hiding the top menu and adding a new right menu inside the “content” div.</p>
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<p>There are several ways of getting similar results with different sub-templating schemes using this technique. Note that there is no limit in nesting levels. One can use the <tt>ActionView::render</tt> method via <tt>render :template => 'layouts/news'</tt> to base a new layout on the News layout. If you are sure you will not subtemplate the <tt>News</tt> layout, you can replace the <tt>content_for?(:news_content) ? yield(:news_content) : yield</tt> with simply <tt>yield</tt>.</p>
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