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@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class Merb::Controller < Merb::AbstractController
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   # @semipublic
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   def initialize(request, status=200, headers={'Content-Type' => 'text/html; charset=utf-8'})
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     super()
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-    @request, @status, @headers = request, status, headers
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+    @request, @_status, @headers = request, status, headers
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   end
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   # Dispatch the action.
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@@ -219,7 +219,10 @@ class Merb::Controller < Merb::AbstractController
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   end
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   attr_reader :request, :headers
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-  attr_reader :status
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+  
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+  def status
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+    @_status
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+  end
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   # Set the response status code.
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   #
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@@ -227,9 +230,9 @@ class Merb::Controller < Merb::AbstractController
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   # s<Fixnum, Symbol>:: A status-code or named http-status
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   def status=(s)
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     if s.is_a?(Symbol) && STATUS_CODES.key?(s)
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-      @status = STATUS_CODES[s]
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+      @_status = STATUS_CODES[s]
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     elsif s.is_a?(Fixnum)
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-      @status = s
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+      @_status = s
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     else
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       raise ArgumentError, "Status should be of type Fixnum or Symbol, was #{s.class}"
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     end