Renders the template present
at template_path. If use_full_path is set to true,
it’s relative to the view_paths array, otherwise it’s absolute.
The hash in local_assigns is made available as local variables.
# File actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb, line 231
def render_file(template_path, use_full_path = true, local_assigns = {}) #:nodoc:
if defined?(ActionMailer) && defined?(ActionMailer::Base) && controller.is_a?(ActionMailer::Base) && !template_path.include?("/")
raise ActionViewError, "Due to changes in ActionMailer, you need to provide the mailer_name along with the template name.\n\nrender \"user_mailer/signup\"\nrender :file => \"user_mailer/signup\"\n\nIf you are rendering a subtemplate, you must now use controller-like partial syntax:\n\nrender :partial => 'signup' # no mailer_name necessary\n"
end
Template.new(self, template_path, use_full_path, local_assigns).render_template
end
