The parameter is a String, which is parsed into a Hash by way of a convention. That convention is what I'm referring to as a microformat.
On Aug 24, 6:03 pm, Marnen Laibow-Koser <[email protected]> wrote: > Adam Lassek wrote: > >http://microformats.org/about > > > They're usually created with XML, but I think this still qualifies. > > It's taking an established standard and extending its functionality > > through convention. > > ...which is not what Rails is doing here. No similarity IMHO. > > > > > is there a better term for what this is? > > Isn't it just a fairly standard use of Ruby hashes? > > Best, > -- > Marnen Laibow-Koserhttp://www.marnen.org > [email protected] > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > 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.
