From: Marcus Ramberg <marcus@nordaaker.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:05:27 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Backport go doc bit
X-Git-Tag: 5.71000~2
X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?p=catagits%2FCatalyst-Runtime.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=d69c99985ff45627af9d8eaf3f685887f82c9405;hp=ffa93d6bf08964dd7828bb00240a9c3d9408526c

Backport go doc bit
---

diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 802d786..40bde40 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # This file documents the revision history for Perl extension Catalyst.
 
+        - backport go doc patch
         - added ru/ua translations to error page
         - backport stripping build_requires
 
diff --git a/lib/Catalyst.pm b/lib/Catalyst.pm
index 4098e36..f3701d6 100644
--- a/lib/Catalyst.pm
+++ b/lib/Catalyst.pm
@@ -336,6 +336,13 @@ Almost the same as C<forward>, but does a full dispatch, instead of just
 calling the new C<$action> / C<$class-E<gt>$method>. This means that C<begin>,
 C<auto> and the method you go to are called, just like a new request.
 
+In addition both C<< $c->action >> and C<< $c->namespace >> are localized.
+This means, for example, that $c->action methods such as C<name>, C<class> and
+C<reverse> return information for the visited action when they are invoked
+within the visited action.  This is different from the behavior of C<forward>
+which continues to use the $c->action object from the caller action even when
+invoked from the callee.
+
 C<$c-E<gt>stash> is kept unchanged.
 
 In effect, C<visit> allows you to "wrap" another action, just as it