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render_to_string

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render_to_string(options = nil) protected

Renders according to the same rules as render, but returns the result in a string instead of sending it as the response body to the browser.

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# File actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb, line 635
      def render_to_string(options = nil) #:doc:
        result = render(options)
        erase_render_results
        @variables_added = nil
        @template.instance_variable_set("@assigns_added", nil)
        result
      end

May 11, 2010

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No Layout, other options

While it renders to the same rules as render, you need to specify params.

You’d think this would work:

render_to_string "users/profile", :layout => false

You need to do this instead

render_to_string(:layout => "users/profile", :layout => false)

September 17, 2010 - (<= v2.3.8)

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No Layout (fixed typo)

@wiseleyb: Seems to be a typo, should be:

render_to_string(:action => "users/profile", :layout => false)

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No Layout, other options

No Layout (fixed typo)