# Appending to content\_for

**URL:** <https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/appending-to-content-for/5107>\
**Category:** rubyonrails-talk\
**Created:** [November 27, 2006, 10:53pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/appending-to-content-for/5107 "2006-11-27T22:53:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![S\_Robert\_James](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@S\_Robert\_James](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/S_Robert_James)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2006, 10:53pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/appending-to-content-for/5107/1 "2006-11-27T22:53:20Z")

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What is the preferred way of appending to content\_for , as opposed to setting it (= overwritring it)?