removing instance variables in partials?

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Hi,

I read some articles about why partials should not have instance variables in them. But in "Ruby on Rails 3 Tutorial" the author starts with this partial:

View: <%= form_for(@user) do |f| %>   <%= render 'shared/error_messages' %>

Partial: <% if @users.errors.any? %> ... ...

I thought removing the @user instance variable from the partial would have involved doing this:

View: <%= form_for(@user) do |f| %>   <%= render 'shared/error_messages', :user => @user %>

Partial: <% if user.errors.any? %>

But the author actually does this:

View: <%= form_for(@user) do |f| %>   <%= render 'shared/error_messages', :object => f.object %>

Partial: <% if object.errors.any? %>

The author says that f.object is "the object corresponding to the form variable f". Is that right? What's f then? Based on the way f.object is used, it appears to be equivalent to @user. Is it?

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7stud -- wrote in post #1014561:

But the author actually does this:

View: <%= form_for(@user) do |f| %>   <%= render 'shared/error_messages', :object => f.object %>

Partial: <% if object.errors.any? %>

The author says that f.object is "the object corresponding to the form variable f". Is that right? What's f then? Based on the way f.object is used, it appears to be equivalent to @user. Is it?

The variable f is a reference to the FormBuilder object, which in turn holds a reference to the object assigned to it (form_for @user) so f.object would be a reference to @user. The use of :object => f.object would ensure that the object passed into the partial is truly the object referenced by the FormBuilder f.

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Thats what I figured. Thanks.