<%= yield(:head) %> (presumably in one of your layouts) yields to any view doing something like
<% content_for :head do -%> <p>This text will be in the location of the html where <%=yield(:head)%> is</p> <% end %> This is useful for doing things like include genormous javascript libraries like tinymce only when needed in views that are editing with wysiwyg text boxes. -ben On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Ralph Shnelvar <[email protected]>wrote: > This is a question that, I think,. straddles both Ruby and RoR. I'm > gonna post it here. > > > In some sample code, I see the following in the <head> section: > > <%= yield(:head) %> > > I see that the yield is returning something (i.e. ":head") ... but why? > And to whom? How can I tell? > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<rubyonrails-talk%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
