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nested_layouts.html.erb
<!-- Lets assume we have a normal layout -->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>Main Layout</h1>
<% if flash[:notice] %>
<span style="color: green"><%= flash[:notice] %></span>
<% end %>
<%= yield %>
</body>
</html>
<!-- Sometimes, when loading some controllers controllers, we may want to add a sidebar to this layout -->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>Main Layout</h1>
<%= yield :sidebar %>
<% if flash[:notice] %>
<span style="color: green"><%= flash[:notice] %></span>
<% end %>
<%= yield %>
</body>
</html>
<!-- How do we make this work? First up lets address the controller that needs this sidebar
class UsersController < ApplicationController
layout 'user'
So we're creating a custom layout for this user .. Then in that layout we simply do -->
<% content_for :sidebar do %>
<div class="sidebar">
Lots o stuff
</div>
<% end %>
<%= render :file => 'layouts/application' %>
<!-- That's all there is too it... The content for gets inserted where it should.. in the yield :sidebar -->
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