Add a docs example for loader.render_to_string()

[Zach Borboa]

Hi. It appears the render_to_string shortcut example was removed. Can this example be added back to the docs? Thanks

Last seen in 1.7 docs
​https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/ref/templates/api/#the-render-to-string-shortcut

Removed here
​https://github.com/django/django/commit/ee8d5b91e94f6920f846512c978b703f62545ca8#diff-05455ade27e6c1bdf5c9a5140e5bcf96L930

[Tim Graham]

It has moved here: ​https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/templates/#django.template.loader.render_to_string

[Zach Borboa]

Hi Tim, I don't see the render_to_string example on that page. Can this example be added back to the docs? Here's what was removed:

from django.template.loader import render_to_string
rendered = render_to_string('my_template.html', {'foo': 'bar'})

[Tim Graham]

Oh, I guess I don't see a good reason why it was removed other than it's a bit simple.

[Alberto Julio Leal Rivera]

HI.
I compared the file version at ​https://github.com/django/django/commit/ee8d5b91e94f6920f846512c978b703f62545ca8#diff-05455ade27e6c1bdf5c9a5140e5bcf96L930 with the current version and because the file have changed alot since the last time render_to_string was on the docs , I decided to put the same information that was removed at the end of the document.

Do you consider that the information should by updated or moved to another place inside api.txt?

Thanks.

[Tim Graham]

That information is already present in doc in a slightly rephrased form. I'll make the fix since it's trivial.

[Tim Graham <timograham@…>]

In a65fc6df:

Fixed #26410 -- Added a docs example for loader.render_to_string().

[Tim Graham <timograham@…>]

In d58a324b:

[1.9.x] Fixed #26410 -- Added a docs example for loader.render_to_string().

Backport of a65fc6df891ab449e9c24160f6f6a1d6d2ccb282 from master