Merge pull request rails#47687 from hidde-jan/alias-parameters-except-as-without

Alias ActionController::Parameters except as without

Author: byroot

actionpack/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+*   Add `without` as an alias of `except` on `ActiveController::Parameters`.
+
+    *Hidde-Jan Jongsma*
+
 *   Expand search field on `rails/info/routes` to also search **route name**, **http verb** and **controller#action**.
 
     *Jason Kotchoff*

actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb

@@ -734,6 +734,7 @@ def slice!(*keys)
     def except(*keys)
       new_instance_with_inherited_permitted_status(@parameters.except(*keys))
     end
+    alias_method :without, :except
 
     # Removes and returns the key/value pairs matching the given keys.
     #

actionpack/test/controller/parameters/accessors_test.rb

@@ -149,6 +149,17 @@ class ParametersAccessorsTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     assert_not_predicate @params[:person].except(:name), :permitted?
   end
 
+  test "without retains permitted status" do
+    @params.permit!
+    assert_predicate @params.without(:person), :permitted?
+    assert_predicate @params[:person].without(:name), :permitted?
+  end
+
+  test "without retains unpermitted status" do
+    assert_not_predicate @params.without(:person), :permitted?
+    assert_not_predicate @params[:person].without(:name), :permitted?
+  end
+
   test "exclude? returns true if the given key is not present in the params" do
     assert @params.exclude?(:address)
   end