render_optional_error_file(status_code) — ActionController::Rescue

render_optional_error_file(status_code)

Attempts to render a static error page based on the status_code thrown, or just return headers if no such file exists. For example, if a 500 error is being handled Rails will first attempt to render the file at public/500.html. If the file doesn’t exist, the body of the response will be left empty.

Parameters

status_code req

Source

# File actionpack/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb, line 89
      def render_optional_error_file(status_code)
        status = interpret_status(status_code)
        path = "#{Rails.public_path}/#{status[0,3]}.html"
        if File.exist?(path)
          render :file => path, :status => status
        else
          head status
        end
      end

Defined in actionpack/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb line 89 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

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Signature

Parameters