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Rails 3.0 yield :name doesn't show content_for :name

#5708

With Rails 3.0 yield(:name) doesn't yield the content defined in content_for(:name) when yield(:name) and content_for(:name) are called from different partials, both partials rendered from the same layout.

FAILING EXAMPLE (no content renders in the script tag)

<!-- app/views/layouts/application.html.erb -->
<html>
  <%= render "shared/head" %>
  <body>
    <%= render "shared/messages" %>
    <%= yield %>
  </body>
</html>

<!-- app/views/shared/_head.html.erb -->
<head>
  <script type="text/javascript">
    <%= yield :script %>
  </script>
</head>

<!-- app/views/shared/_messages.html.erb -->
<% if notice %>
  <div id="notice_indicator"></div>
  <% content_for :script do %>
    alert("<%= escape_javascript(notice) %>");
  <% end %>
<% end %>

PASSING EXAMPLE (content renders in script tag)

<!-- app/views/layouts/application.html.erb -->
<html>
  <head>
    <script type="text/javascript">
      <%= yield :script %>
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <%= render "shared/messages" %>
    <%= yield %>
  </body>
</html>

<!-- app/views/shared/_messages.html.erb -->
<% if notice %>
  <div id="notice_indicator"></div>
  <% content_for :script do %>
    alert("<%= escape_javascript(notice) %>");
  <% end %>
<% end %>

Reported by Matthew Daubert · September 26th, 2010 @ 03:00 PM

Activity

Jeff Kreeftmeijer
I was unable to reproduce it on master with this setup:

application.html.erb:
```
<%= render('some_partial') %>
```
users/_some_partial.html.erb:
```
<%= yield(:script) %>
```
users/index.html.erb:
```
<% content_for(:script) { 'works!' } %>
```
Can anyone else? I'll try to reproduce your exact example later, but I don't think it will make a difference. :)
September 27th, 2010 @ 07:03 AM
Matthew Daubert
Thank you Jeff - Your example works for me, too. I think the problem may be specifically with calling content_for from within a partial and yielding in a different partial. I couldn't find anything in RDoc => CaptureHelper that would indicate that this shouldn't work and I thought it was working in 2.3.9. I'll upload a failing app as soon as I get a few minutes. :)

September 27th, 2010 @ 12:47 PM
Matthew Daubert
Attached is a barebones app that fails for me (Rails 3.0.0, Ruby 1.9.2p0 x86_64-darwin10.4.0, OSX 10.6.4). The partial shared/messages has content_for(:script) but no content is rendered from the layout's yield(:script) statement.
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September 27th, 2010 @ 01:58 PM
Luca Guidi
IMO this isn't a bug, because AV renders the template first then the layout.

In your example:
1. The template is being rendered (main yield)
2. AV starts with the layout
2a. It renders shared/head, at this time content_for(:script) wasn't triggered yet, that's because yield doesn't print anything
2b. It renders shared/messages, now the content are initialized but the above partial was already rendered.

September 27th, 2010 @ 08:43 PM
Ryan Bigg
- State changed from new to wontfix
- Importance changed from to Low
Luca is correct.

If the yield :blah is processed before the content_for :blah then the yield will output nothing.

September 27th, 2010 @ 11:15 PM
Ryan Bigg
- Tag changed from rails3.0.0 to 3.0.0
September 27th, 2010 @ 11:15 PM