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They're usually created with XML, but I think this still qualifies. It's taking an established standard and extending its functionality through convention. is there a better term for what this is? On Aug 24, 4:06 pm, Marnen Laibow-Koser <[email protected]> wrote: > Adam Lassek wrote: > > The name attribute of form fields created in the following format: > > > person[address][street_address] > > > is parsed into a nested hash that looks like: > > > { :person => { :address => { :street_address => "" } } } > > > That's a microformat. > > Not by any definition of that term that I'm familiar with. It's just a > hash. :) > > (For reference, the term "microformat" has only one meaning -- > seehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microformat-- and that wasn't it. Using > standard terminology helps to reduce misunderstandings.) > > Best, > -- > Marnen Laibow-Koserhttp://www.marnen.org > [email protected] > -- > Posted viahttp://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]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
